We evaluated the serum levels of (1–3)-beta-d-glucan (BG) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) as a tool to support pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) diagnostic procedures in non-HIV patients. We retrospectively collecte
The rationale behind the use of the BDG test is summarised in Figure 1. BDG was reported as being more frequently used as diagnostic rather than as a screening tool. The diagnostic use was limited in neonates (6/18, 33.3%), whereas the haemato-oncology and paediatric intensive care unit (...