title: Bloodstream infections are an improbable cause of positive serum (1,3)-β-D-glucan in hematology patients.
abstract: Ninety-one serum samples from 51 hematology patients with bacteremia infections were tested for (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BG). Eleven samples (15%) from 7 patients (14%) were positive for BG. Of these 7 patients with positive BG results, 4 (8%) had invasive aspergillosis and 3 (6%) had no invasive fungal disease. Bacteremia was an unlikely cause of the false-positive BG results.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy elisa.furfaro@unige.it.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Furfaro
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mikulska
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Del Bono
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guolo
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Minetto
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gobbi
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and HSCT, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghiso
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and HSCT, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacigalupo
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Martino-IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viscoli
mesh_terms: D005189:False Positive Reactions; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D055744:Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D011509:Proteoglycans; D044967:Serum / Q000737:chemistry*; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D011509:Proteoglycans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C010770:polysaccharide-K