Comparison between Wako-WB003 and fungitec G tests for detection of (1→3)-β-D-glucan in systemic mycosis

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-77

  Hossain, Mohammad Ashraf ^a   Miyazaki, Takashige ^a   Mitsutake, Kotaro ^a   Kakeya, Hiroshi ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshihiro ^a   Yanagihara, Katsunori ^a   Kawamura, Sumio ^a   Otsubo, Takakazu ^a   Hirakata, Yoichi ^a   Tashiro, Takayoshi ^a   Kohno, Shigeru ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(1 3) D glucan; aspergillosis; candidiasis; diagnostic test; Fungitec G test; Wako WB003 test

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MYCOSIS; RABBIT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BETA-GLUCANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; GLUCANS; HUMANS; LIMULUS TEST; RABBITS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; LIMULUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 8044221509     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2825(1997)11:2<73::AID-JCLA1>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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