Detection of plasma (1 → 3)-β-d-glucan in patients with Fusarium, Trichosporon, Saccharomyces and Acremonium fungaemias

Medical Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 371-374

  Yoshida, M ^a   Obayashi, T ^a   Iwama, A ^a,b   Ito, M ^a,c   Tsunoda, S ^a,d   Suzuki, T ^a   Muroi, K ^a   Ohta, M ^a,e   Sakamoto, S ^a,f   Miura, Y ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Hananotani Clinic   (Japan)

^d TOCHIGI CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Sakamoto Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

(1 3) D glucan; Acremonium; Fungaemia; Fusarium; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Trichosporon beigelii

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GLUCAN;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRICHOSPORON BEIGELII;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BETA-GLUCANS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; FUSARIUM; GLUCANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRICHOSPORON;

EID: 79961214183     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780001441     Document Type: Article

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