title: [Investigation of beta-D-glucan values in the vitreous].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  beta-D-glucan values in the vitreous were investigated in order to evaluate their usefulness for the diagnosis of fungal endophthalmitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The vitreous or vitreous perfusate were collected from twenty-six patients who underwent vitreous surgery at the Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine and beta-D-glucan values in these samples were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two samples with fungal endophthalmitis showed remarkably high concentration beta-D-glucan values. The other samples, except one, without fungal endophthalmitis showed significantly low beta-D-glucan values of less than 10.0 pg/ml.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is expected that beta-D-glucan values in the vitreous may be more sensitive than culture methods, and may be useful for the diagnosis of fungal endophthalmitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, 3-9 Hukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.
authors.forename: Masano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimbo
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadonosono
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005936:Glucans / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans