Serum (1-3)-β-D-Glucan as a Tool for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection or Hematological Malignancy

被引：82

作者：

Desmet, Stefanie

Van Wijngaerden, Eric ^{[2
]}

Maertens, Johan ^{[3
]}

Verhaegen, Jan

Verbeken, Eric ^{[4
]}

De Munter, Paul ^{[2
]}

Meersseman, Wouter ^{[2
]}

Van Meensel, Britt

Van Eldere, Johan

Lagrou, Katrien ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven Hosp, Dienst Lab Umgeneeskunde, Dept Med Diagnost Sci, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium

[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven Hosp, Dept Gen Internal Med, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium

[3] Katholieke Univ Leuven Hosp, Dept Hematol, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium

[4] Katholieke Univ Leuven Hosp, Dept Pathol, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2009年 / 47卷 / 12期

关键词：

INVASIVE FUNGAL-INFECTIONS; BETA-D-GLUCAN; ASSAY;

D O I：

10.1128/JCM.01756-09

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

(1-3)-beta-D-Glucan (BG) reactivity was tested in serum samples from 28 patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection or a hematological malignancy and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) and 28 control patients. The sensitivity and specificity of BG detection with the Fungitell assay for PCP were 100 and 96.4%, respectively, using a cutoff value of 100 pg/ml. Serum BG testing looks promising for the noninvasive diagnosis of PCP. Our data suggest that a higher cutoff value for the diagnosis of PCP than for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis or candidiasis could be used safely and will improve the specificity of the test.

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