title: Penicillium marneffei Infection with β-D-glucan Elevation: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: We herein report a case of Penicillium marneffei infection (PMI) in a Japanese man who was infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1), who was diagnosed on the basis of a bone marrow culture and who was effectively treated with itraconazole. Our review of the PMI cases reported in Japan suggests that increased serum (1→3)-β-D-glucan levels are a useful diagnostic tool in cases of suspected PMI.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Japan.
authors: Yukihiro
authors: Y
authors: Yoshimura
authors: Yohei
authors: Y
authors: Sakamoto
authors: Kwangyeol
authors: K
authors: Lee
authors: Yuichiro
authors: Y
authors: Amano
authors: Natsuo
authors: N
authors: Tachikawa
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010407:Penicillium; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D047071:beta-Glucans; D017964:Itraconazole