scholarly journals Persistence of a Positive (1,3)-β-d-Glucan Test after Clearance of Candidemia in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 518-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mikulska ◽  
E. Furfaro ◽  
V. Del Bono ◽  
F. Gualandi ◽  
M. T. Van Lint ◽  
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ABSTRACTIn 6 hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with candidemia, the (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BG) test was positive a median of 2.5 days after a positive blood culture. Only in 1 patient did BG positivity precede positive blood cultures. BG concentrations decreased in patients with clinical response, but positive BG results persisted long after blood cultures became sterile (median, 48 days).

2018 ◽  
Vol 217 (11) ◽  
pp. 1844-1845
Author(s):  
Marcel Adler ◽  
Valérie Lapierre ◽  
Riwa Sakr ◽  
Jean-Henri Bourhis ◽  
Bertrand Gachot ◽  
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