Utility of (1-3)-β-D-glucan testing for diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment during the multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections.

Litvintseva, Anastasia P

Utility of (1-3)-β-D-glucan testing for diagnostics and monitoring response to treatment during the multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections. [electronic resource] - Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Mar 2014 - 622-30 p. digital

Publication Type: Evaluation Study; Journal Article

1537-6591

10.1093/cid/cit808 doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Clinical Laboratory Techniques--methods
Diagnostic Tests, Routine--methods
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Monitoring--methods
Female
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Fungal--diagnosis
Middle Aged
Proteoglycans
Sensitivity and Specificity
beta-Glucans--cerebrospinal fluid