Diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia: evaluation of four serologic biomarkers
- Authors: Antunes F, Badura R, Calderón EJ, Calé SS, de Boer MG, Esteves F, Maltez F, Márquez-Martín E, Matos O, van der Reijden TJ
- Publication Year: 2015
- Journal: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
- Link: http://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(14)00111-6/fulltext%20
The diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) relies on microscopic visualization of Pneumocystis jiroveciiorganisms or DNA detection in pulmonary specimens. This study aimed to assess the usefulness of (1–3)-β-d-glucan (BG), Krebs von den Lungen-6 antigen (KL-6), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) as serologic biomarkers in the diagnosis of PCP. Serum levels of BG, KL-6, […]
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