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Elevated Serum Beta-D-Glucan with Pseudomonas, Aspergillus, and a Partially Acid-Fast Organism in Respiratory Cultures: A Case of Hickam's Dictum Over Occam's Razor.

Salman Khan1, Camille Hamula2, Meenakshi Rana3, Timothy Sullivan3, Dallas Dunn3, Pinki Patel3, Aaron Mishkin3, Shirish Huprikar3.   

Abstract

We describe a case of a man with ectopic Cushing's syndrome, elevated serum beta-D-glucan, and respiratory cultures with Pseudomonas, Aspergillus, and a partially acid-fast organism. Our case highlights challenges in diagnosis and management of coinfection in an immunocompromised host.

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Keywords:  Beta-D-glucan; High cortisol state; Immunocompromised host; Partially acid-fast

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Year:  2017        PMID： 28623531     DOI： 10.1007/s11046-017-0157-1

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Mycopathologia        ISSN： 0301-486X            Impact factor:   2.574


  17 in total

1.  Diagnostic potential of (1,3)-beta-D-glucan and anti-Candida albicans germ tube antibodies for the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of invasive candidiasis in neutropenic adult patients.

Authors:  Carmen Pazos; María-Dolores Moragues; Guillermo Quindós; José Pontón; Amalia del Palacio
Journal:  Rev Iberoam Micol       Date:  2006-12       Impact factor: 1.044

2.  Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a cause of 1,3-beta-D-glucan assay reactivity.

Authors:  Monique A S H Mennink-Kersten; Dorien Ruegebrink; Paul E Verweij
Journal:  Clin Infect Dis       Date:  2008-06-15       Impact factor: 9.079

3.  Cross-reactivity of Nocardia spp. in the fungal (1-3)-β-d-glucan assay performed on cerebral spinal fluid.

Authors:  Raffaella Koncan; Vincenza Favuzzi; Marco Ligozzi; Annarita Sorrentino; Giuseppe Cornaglia; Giuliana Lo Cascio
Journal:  Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis       Date:  2014-11-29       Impact factor: 2.803

4.  [Pulmonary nocardiosis with elevation of serum beta-D-glucan in a patient with polymyositis].

Authors:  Yutaka Hashizume; Atsushi Takise; Tadayoshi Kawata; Kuniaki Suzuki; Katsuaki Endou; Takeo Horie
Journal:  Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi       Date:  2011-10

5.  β-D-glucan assay for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections: a meta-analysis.

Authors:  Drosos E Karageorgopoulos; Evridiki K Vouloumanou; Fotinie Ntziora; Argyris Michalopoulos; Petros I Rafailidis; Matthew E Falagas
Journal:  Clin Infect Dis       Date:  2011-03-15       Impact factor: 9.079

Review 6.  Cushing's syndrome and nocardiosis associated with a pulmonary carcinoid tumor: report of a case and review of the literature.

Authors:  Brian J Sutton; Graham E Parks; Cyrus K Manavi; Elizabeth L Palavecino; Kim R Geisinger
Journal:  Diagn Cytopathol       Date:  2010-09-20       Impact factor: 1.582

7.  Use and limits of (1-3)-β-d-glucan assay (Fungitell), compared to galactomannan determination (Platelia Aspergillus), for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis.

Authors:  Annie Sulahian; Raphael Porcher; Anne Bergeron; Sophie Touratier; Emmanuel Raffoux; Jean Menotti; Francis Derouin; Patricia Ribaud
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2014-04-16       Impact factor: 5.948

8.  (1,3)-β-D-glucan as a prognostic marker of treatment response in invasive candidiasis.

Authors:  Siraya Jaijakul; Jose A Vazquez; Robert N Swanson; Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner
Journal:  Clin Infect Dis       Date:  2012-05-09       Impact factor: 9.079

9.  β-D-glucan surveillance with preemptive anidulafungin for invasive candidiasis in intensive care unit patients: a randomized pilot study.

Authors:  Kimberly E Hanson; Christopher D Pfeiffer; Erika D Lease; Alfred H Balch; Aimee K Zaas; John R Perfect; Barbara D Alexander
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2012-08-06       Impact factor: 3.240

10.  Case report: nocardia infection associated with ectopic cushings.

Authors:  Azra Rizwan; Aqiba Sarfaraz; Abdul Jabbar; Jaweed Akhter; Najmul Islam
Journal:  BMC Endocr Disord       Date:  2014-06-20       Impact factor: 2.763
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