(1-3)-β-D-glucan in cerebrospinal fluid is useful for the diagnosis of central nervous system fungal infections.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on February 07, 2013

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Malgorzata Mikulska, Elisa Furfaro, Valerio Del Bono, Anna Maria Raiola, Carmen Di Grazia, Andrea Bacigalupo, Claudio Viscoli

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