Serum (1-->3) beta-D-glucan as a noninvasive adjunct marker for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with AIDS.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on October 01, 2009

Authors

Tamayo Watanabe1, Akira Yasuoka, Junko Tanuma, Hirohisa Yazaki, Haruhito Honda, Kunihisa Tsukada, Miwako Honda, Hiroyuki Gatanaga, Katsuji Teruya, Yoshimi Kikuchi, Shinichi Oka

Author Affiliations

1: AIDS Clinical Center, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.

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