(1→3)-β-D-glucan - A new marker for the early serodiagnosis of deep-seated fungal infections in humans

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-9

  Kȩdzierska, Anna ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

(1 3) D glucan; Antigenemia; Invasive aspergillosis; Serological diagnostic methods; Systemic candidiasis

Indexed keywords

(1-3) BETA DEXTRO GLUCAN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; EPITOPE; GALACTOMANNAN; GLUCAN; MANNOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-D-GLUCAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ASPERGILLOSIS; BODY FLUID; CANDIDIASIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; CROSS REACTION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MYCOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; YEAST; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLOSIS; BETA-GLUCANS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CANDIDIASIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 34247607660     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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