Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the (1->3) -D-Glucan Assay as an Aid to Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Humans

BACKGROUND: Measurement of (1-->3)-beta-D-Glucan (BG) has emerged as an adjunct diagnostic strategy for invasive fungal infections (IFI). METHODS: Subjects at 6 clinical sites in the United States were enrolled as either fungal infection-negative subjects (n = 170) or subjects with proven or probabl... View More