title: Current trends in the detection of antigenaemia, metabolites and cell wall markers for the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of fungal infections.
abstract: There have been several recent developments in the diagnosis of fungal infections, including the production of novel antigen detection tests, the G-test, and assays for the detection of fungal metabolites. In this article we present an overview of these developments and examine the value of including these tests in clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Verweij
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poulain
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obayashi
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Denning
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ponton
mesh_terms: D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005936:Glucans / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000379:methods*; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*