Open AccessDetection of (1→3)-β- d -Glucan in Eumycetoma Patients
Author(s) -
Ahmed Hassan Fahal,
Malcolm Finkelman,
Yonglong Zhang,
Wendy W. J. van de Sande
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01478-16
Subject(s) - mycetoma , microbiology and biotechnology , glucan , biology , medicine , dermatology , biochemistry
Mycetoma can be caused by bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma). Here, we demonstrated in 45 eumycetoma patients, 30 actinomycetoma patients, and 30 healthy controls that (1→3)-β-d -glucan detection in serum cannot reliably be used to discriminate between the two types of mycetoma.
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