This study determined the value of (1,3)-beta-D-glucan (BDG), Candida mannan (MN) and Candida species-specific DNA as surrogates for diagnosis of candidaemia. Thirty-nine patients yielding Candida species in blood cultures were investigated for presence of BDG, MN and Candida species-specific DNA in serum samples. The Candida spp. bloodstream isolates included C. albicans (n = 16), C. tropicalis (n = 10), C. parapsilosis (n = 7), C. glabrata (n = 3) and C. dubliniensis (n = 3). Positivity of the three markers was as follows: Candida DNA for corresponding Candida species, 100%; BDG, 87%; MN, 59%. Despite varying sensitivities of these biomarkers, they provided a useful adjunct to the diagnosis of candidaemia.
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Rd, L-457, PortlandDivision of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Rd, L-457, Portland
Richards E.P.
Mohammadi S.
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Portland VA Medical Center, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, P3-ID, PortlandDivision of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Rd, L-457, Portland
Mohammadi S.
Forrest G.N.
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Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA USABrigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Lyons, Jennifer L.
Erkkinen, Michael G.
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Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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Erkkinen, Michael G.
Vodopivec, Ivana
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