Blood (1->3)- -D-Glucan as a Diagnostic Test for HIV-Related Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

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Authors

Paul E. Sax · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Lauren Komarow · Harvard University

Malcolm Finkelman

P. M. Grant · Stanford University

Janet Andersen · Harvard University

Eileen P. Scully · Brigham and Women's Hospital

William G. Powderly · University College Dublin

Abstract

Blood (1 → 3)-β-D-glucan is strongly correlated with HIV-related PCP. In some clinical centers, this may be a more sensitive test than the induced sputum examination and could reduce the need for both bronchoscopy and empirical therapy of PCP.

Topics & Keywords

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 53, Issue 2, pp. 197-202

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir335

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 8.16

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Blood (1-&gt;3)- -D-Glucan as a Diagnostic Test for HIV-Related Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia