title: Clinical insignificance of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan in early diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Respiratory Medicine1 and Geriatric Medicine2, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.affiliation: Departments of Respiratory Medicine1 and Geriatric Medicine2, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teramoto
authors.affiliation: Departments of Respiratory Medicine1 and Geriatric Medicine2, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.affiliation: Departments of Respiratory Medicine1 and Geriatric Medicine2, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.affiliation: Departments of Respiratory Medicine1 and Geriatric Medicine2, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Rokuo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005936:Glucans / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D047071:beta-Glucans
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C033363:beta-1,3-glucan