(1-3)-β-D-Glucan
(1, 3)-β-D-glucan assay for diagnosing invasive fungal infections in critically ill patients with hematological malignancies
... (1, 3)-β-D-glucan (BG) antigenemia is among the revised criteria for IFI and probable IFI developed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and Mycoses Study ...
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Significance of G Test [(1-3)-β-D-Glucan Assay] in the Diagnosis and Guidance of Clinical Medication of Invasive Fungal Infection
... Abstract: Objective: G test [(1-3) -β-D-glucan assay] was a novel texting method for invasive fungal infection (IFI). The study evaluated the diagnostic value of G test for IFI by ...
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Serum (1→3)-β-D-glucan and galactomannan levels in patients with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study
... → 3)- β -D-glucan; BMI: Body mass index; CF: Cystic fibrosis; CFLD: CF-related liver disease; CFRD: CF-related Diabetes mellitus; CFTR: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; ...
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Determination of water insoluble β D glucan in the whole grain cereals and pseudocereals
... total β-d-glucan in the cereals ...water-insoluble β-(1,3)-d-glucan, and to compare our results with the literature ...of β-glucans that are perspectively thought as a ...
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Early diagnosis of candidemia in intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a prospective comparison of (1→3) β D glucan assay, Candida score, and colonization index
... ® 3)- β -D-glucan; CI: confidence interval; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CS: Candida score; CVC: central venous catheter; EORTC/MSG: European Organization of the Research and ...
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Comparison of (1→3) β d Glucan, Mannan/Anti Mannan Antibodies, and Cand Tec Candida Antigen as Serum Biomarkers for Candidemia
... FIG 1 ROC curves for BDG, mannan Ag, and mannan ...- D -glucan; Ag, antigen; Ab, antibody; AUC, area under the ROC curve; CI, confidence interval; AU, antibody ...
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Production and downstream processing of (1→3)-β-D-glucan from mutant strain of Agrobacterium sp. ATCC 31750
... the β-linkage of curdlan (Zhang et ...and β configuration (Wong et ...the β- (1, 3)-D glucans (Kogan et ...important glucan which has got wide application in food and ...
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Use and Limits of (1 3) β d Glucan Assay (Fungitell), Compared to Galactomannan Determination (Platelia Aspergillus), for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis
... (1-3)-- D -glucan assay for in- vasive fungal infections has been evaluated in several meta-analy- ses (20–22), and this assay is considered a useful diagnostic tool if it is used for ...
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Detection of (1,3) β d Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis
... T he diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) histoplasmosis is challenging. In one large case series study (1), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures were positive for only 19.1% of patients, and culture results ...
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Levels of (1→3) β D glucan, Candida mannan and Candida DNA in serum samples of pediatric cancer patients colonized with Candidaspecies
... The study was carried out in a tertiary care Pediatric Cancer Ward, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait between July 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008. Sixty-three cancer patients, 57 (90%) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...
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Evaluation of a (1→3) β d Glucan Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections
... False-positive BG reactions are known to occur in patients with renal failure who are undergoing hemodialysis with cel- lulose membranes, patients treated with intravenous immuno- globulins, and specimens or patients ...
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IN VITRO AND IN SILICO APPROACH TO EVALUATE THE ANTI-DERMATOPHYTIC ACTIVITY OF ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE BLUME
... chitin, β- 1, 3 and β- 1, 6 glucans, mannoproteins in their cell ...enzymes 1, 3-β D-glucan synthase (GS) and chitinase which are involved in the ...
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Combined Quantification of Pulmonary Pneumocystis jirovecii DNA and Serum (1→3) β d Glucan for Differential Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia and Pneumocystis Colonization
... examination but was detected by the plus/minus PCR assay. Underlying con- ditions included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (6 patients), autoim- mune diseases treated with high-dose corticosteroids (7 patients), ...
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Evaluation of a Turbidimetric β d Glucan Test for Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
... (BDG) testing for laboratory diagnosis of PJP using a newly available turbidimetric assay. We identified 73 cases of PJP with positive qPCR results from lower respira- tory specimens for Pneumocystis and serology samples ...
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Comparative prebiotic activity of mixtures of cereal grain polysaccharides
... of β-d-xylopyranosyl residues linked through (1 → 4) gly- cosidic linkages with some residues being substituted with α-l-arabinofuranosyl residues at either position 3 or positions 2 and ...
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Monitoring Anti Pythium insidiosum IgG Antibodies and (1→3) β d Glucan in Vascular Pythiosis
... for 1 year after ...first 3 months of treat- ment course, only nonsurvivors developed fever, inflammation of the surgical sites, mass at the surgical sites, or arterial insufficiency ...
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Management of invasive aspergillosis in patients with COPD: rational use of voriconazole
... investigations focused on moulds. Tissue biopsy evidencing Aspergillus spp. on microscopic examination or in culture is the gold standard but is difficult to obtain. Culture and microscopy of respiratory tract samples ...
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Contribution of the (1→3) β d Glucan Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections
... Diagnosis of invasive fungal infection (IFI) remains a challenge. A retrospective study was performed on 279 patients at three French university hospitals to evaluate the performance of the (133)-  - D ...
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Comparative evaluation of (1, 3) β D glucan, mannan and anti mannan antibodies, and Candidaspecies specific snPCR in patients with candidemia
... In the present study, we have retrospectively evaluated the diagnostic value of Candida DNA, Candida manan, and anti-mannan antibodies, and BDG individually and in comparison with each other in patients who yielded Can- ...
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Original Article CXCL5 is increased in Candida albicans infected patients and human pulmonary epithelial cells
... Abstract: CXCL5 is critical for recruiting neutrophils and its aberrant production in lung epithelial cells has been confirmed in various mouse models of bacterial infectious diseases. The purpose of this study was to ...
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