Can bacteraemia lead to false positive results in 1,3-beta-D-glucan test? Analysis of 83 bacteraemia episodes in high-risk patients for invasive fungal infections

Metan, GÖKHAN; KOÇ, AYŞE; Agkus, Cigdem; Kaynar, Leyla; Alp, Emine; Eser, Bulent

doi:10.1016/j.riam.2011.07.003

Can bacteraemia lead to false positive results in 1,3-beta-D-glucan test? Analysis of 83 bacteraemia episodes in high-risk patients for invasive fungal infections

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Metan G., KOÇ A. N., Agkus C., Kaynar L. G., Alp E., Eser B.

REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA DE MICOLOGIA, vol.29, no.3, pp.169-171, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 29 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.riam.2011.07.003
Journal Name: REVISTA IBEROAMERICANA DE MICOLOGIA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.169-171
Keywords: 1,3-beta-D-glucan, Bacteraemia, False positivity, Diagnosis of invasive fungal disease, Invasive aspergillosis, Candidemia, OSMOREGULATED PERIPLASMIC GLUCANS, BETA-D-GLUCAN, DIAGNOSIS, ASSAY
Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Although bacteraemia has been reported to be related to false positive results in the 1,3-beta-D-glucan (BDG) test, the evidence for this interaction is limited.