Use of a serum (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan assay for diagnosis and follow-up of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011509:Proteoglycans; D044967:Serum / Q000737:chemistry*; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000032:analysis*
D011509:Proteoglycans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C010770:polysaccharide-K