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Serum (1,3)-Beta-d-Glucan has suboptimal performance for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in cancer patients and correlates poorly with respiratory burden as measured by quantitative PCR

Year: 2020

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Source: Journal of Infection

DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.07.003

Authors: Ariel D. Szvalb, Alexandre E. Malek, Ying Jiang, Micah M. Bhatti, Sebastian Wurster, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis

Institution: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: closed

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Clinical Center

Awards: G111615301, G4244634228, G9000034222

OpenAlex ID: W3038424973

FWCI: 2.171

Cites: 40

Cited by: 29

Related to: 10