Open AccessPerformance of Candida Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, -D-Glucan Assay, and Blood Cultures in the Diagnosis of Invasive Candidiasis
Author(s) -
M. Hong Nguyen,
Mark Wissel,
Ryan K. Shields,
Martin Salomoni,
B. Hao,
Ellen G. Press,
S. Cheng,
Dimitra Mitsani,
Aniket Vadnerkar,
Fernanda P. Silveira,
Steven B. Kleiboeker,
Cornelius J. Clancy
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1093/cid/cis200
Subject(s) - invasive candidiasis , polymerase chain reaction , blood culture , real time polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , colonization , biology , medicine , antifungal , antibiotics , gene , biochemistry , fluconazole
The sensitivity of blood cultures for diagnosing invasive candidiasis (IC) is poor.
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