title: False-positive serum (1, 3)-β-D-glucan elevation due to intake of seaweed in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Norisato
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Risa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hashida
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koda
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamoto
mesh_terms: D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000097:blood*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005502:Food; D005690:Galactose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005936:Glucans / Q000097:blood*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D000072742:Invasive Fungal Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D044423:Kelp / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000097:blood; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011509:Proteoglycans; D012751:Sezary Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning / Q000009:adverse effects; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D005936:Glucans; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008351:Mannans; D011509:Proteoglycans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C012990:galactomannan; C010770:polysaccharide-K; C008247:laminaran; D005690:Galactose; D008775:Methylprednisolone
keywords: false-positive; invasive fungal infection; kelp; seaweed; stem cell transplant; β-D-glucan