Diagnostic performance of the (1-3)-β-d-glucan assay in patients with different risks for invasive fungal diseases
Eliel Nham,
Si-Ho Kim,
Jae-Hoon Ko
et al.
Abstract:We evaluated the diagnostic performance of the BDG test (Beijing Gold Mountain River Tech) in diagnosing invasive fungal disease (IFD), and its variations among patients with different risks. Patients ≥ 18 years old who underwent a serum BDG test (positive cutoff value > 80 pg/mL) from April 2017 through May 2018 were collected consecutively. Patients were classified into three groups: Group 1, patients with host factors as defined by the prior 2008 European Organization for Research and Treatment (EORT… Show more
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