Infectious Diseases
Investigators from University of Manchester Target Infectious Diseases
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 20th, 2012
2012 MAR 20 -- According to the authors of recent research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, "Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are life-threatening complications in patients with hematooncological malignancies, and early diagnosis is crucial for outcome. The compound 1,3-beta-D-glucan (BG), a cell wall component of most fungal species, can be detected in blood during IFI."
"Four commercial BG antigenemia assays are available (Fungitell,Fungitec-G, Wako, and Maruha). This meta- analysis from the Third European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL-3) assessed the performance of BG assays for the diagnosis of IFI in...
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