title: Serum (1->3)-beta-D-glucan levels in primary infection and pulmonary colonization with Pneumocystis jirovecii.
abstract: This article describes positive (1 → 3)-β-D-glucan levels in serum from infants with primary Pneumocystis infection and from immunosuppressed patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and negative levels in serum from patients colonized by Pneumocystis jirovecii. Glucan detection is a complementary tool for the diagnosis of the diverse clinical presentations of P. jirovecii infection.
authors.affiliation: Parasitology and Mycology Department, University Hospital, Amiens, France.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damiani
authors.forename: Solène
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Le Gal
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.forename: Naima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brahimi
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virmaux
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nevez
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Totet
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011509:Proteoglycans; D044967:Serum / Q000737:chemistry; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D011509:Proteoglycans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C010770:polysaccharide-K