Diagnostic performance of 1→3-β-d-Glucan in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients with Candidemia

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5871-5877

  Montagna, Maria Teresa ^a   Coretti, Caterina ^a   Lovero, Grazia ^a   Giglio, Osvalda De ^a   Montagna, Osvaldo ^a   Laforgia, Nicola ^a   Santoro, Nicola ^b   Caggiano, Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 3 d glucan; Candidemia; Mannan antigen; Pediatric patients

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; CANDIDA ANTIGEN; MANNAN; BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-D-GLUCAN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDEMIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CLASSIFICATION; COLORIMETRY; IMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BETA-GLUCANS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80053178243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12095871     Document Type: Article

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