Evaluation of biomarkers: Galactomannan and 1,3-beta-D-glucan assay for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients from a tertiary care centre

Conclusion: BDG has good sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing IFI from no IFIs and GMI may be used for diagnosing IA.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - March 17, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shreya Singh Harsimran Kaur Hansraj Choudhary Shveta Sethi Pankaj Malhotra Krishan Lal Gupta Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy Arunaloke Chakrabarti Source Type: research