Use of a serum beta-glucan assay for diagnosis of HIV-related Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with negative microscopic examination results.
Pisculli
Mary L
ML
Sax
Paul E
PE
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011509:Proteoglycans; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000097:blood*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011509:Proteoglycans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C010770:polysaccharide-K