Clinical Evaluation of Diagnostic Methods Using Plasma and/or Serum for Three Mycoses: Aspergillosis, Candidosis, and Pneumocystosis

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-230

  Mori, Takeshi ^a   Matsumura, Makiko ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

(1 3) glucan measurement methods; aspergillosis; candidosis; diagnostic parameters; pneumocystosis

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-GLUCAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BLOOD; CANDIDIASIS; HUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLOSIS; BETA-GLUCANS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CANDIDIASIS; GLUCANS; HUMANS; PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033257568     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.40.223     Document Type: Article

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