Open AccessSerum (1→3) β‐d ‐Glucan as a Noninvasive Adjunct Marker for the Diagnosis ofPneumocystisPneumonia in Patients with AIDS
Author(s) -
Tamayo Watanabe,
Akira Yasuoka,
Junko Tanuma,
Hirohisa Yazaki,
Haruhito Honda,
Kunihisa Tsukada,
Miwako Honda,
Hiroyuki Gatanaga,
Katsuji Teruya,
Yoshimi Kikuchi,
Shinichi Oka
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/605579
Subject(s) - adjunct , pneumonia , pneumocystis pneumonia , glucan , medicine , immunology , intensive care medicine , biology , pneumocystis jirovecii , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics
High serum (1-->3) beta-D-glucan levels are described in patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). We evaluated the diagnostic value of beta-D-glucan in 111 patients with AIDS who had PCP and confirmed its usefulness. However, it does not correlate with disease severity and is not suitable for monitoring response to treatment.
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