Yoshida K, Shoji H, Takuma T, Niki Y. Clinical viability of Fungitell, a new (1-->3)-beta-D: -glucan measurement kit, for diagnosis of invasive fungal infection, and comparison with other kits avail- able in Japan. J Infect Chemother. 2011;17(4):473-7....
The Fungitell assay detects (1,3)-beta-Dglucan from the following pathogens:Candida spp., Acremonium, Aspergillus spp., Coccidioides immitis, Fusarium spp., Histoplasma capsulatum, Trichosporon spp., Sporothrix schenckii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Pneumocystis jiroveci. How do you get Aspergillus?
(1–3)-Beta-D-glucan in association with lactate dehydrogenase as biomarkers of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-infected patients. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 33:1173–1180. 26. Fernandez-Silva, F., et al., (2014). Experimental murine acre- moniosis: an emerging ...
and Krause, R., 2014. Automation of serum (1→3)-beta-D-glucan testing allows reliable and rapid discrimination of patients with and without candidemia. Medical mycology, 52(5): 455–461.Featured Products Andrew+ Pipetting Robot OneLa...
Our experience with two patients receiving prophylactic immunoglobulin replacement during allo-HSCT questions the use of (1 ->3)-beta-D-glucan levels as a screening tool for this patient cohort.Bone marrow transplantation
Duffner U, Abdel-Mageed A, Dahl K, Fogg G, Hester J. 2012. Serum (1¡3)-beta-D-glucan levels (Fungitell assay) is not useful as a screening test for recipients of an allogeneic HSCT while on immunoglobulin re- placement. Bone Marrow Transplant 47:151-152. http://dx.doi.org/10 ...