Usefulness of measurement of serum (1®3)β-D-glucan in the diagnosis of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

M. H. Hwang, M. Tahara, Y. Nakamura, R. Murai, C. Yoshimura, T. Wakayama, Y. Nishisaka, R. Amitani (Osaka, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Infections in immunocompromised patients
Session: Infections in immunocompromised patients
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3214
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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M. H. Hwang, M. Tahara, Y. Nakamura, R. Murai, C. Yoshimura, T. Wakayama, Y. Nishisaka, R. Amitani (Osaka, Japan). Usefulness of measurement of serum (1®3)β-D-glucan in the diagnosis of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 3214

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