Lower beta-1,3-D-glucan testing cut-offs increase sensitivity for non-albicans Candida species bloodstream infections.
Johannes ForsterKarl DichtlJohannes WagenerPublished in: Mycoses (2022)
BDG testing outperformed Ag and Ab testing and its combination. Lowering the BDG cut-off had no significant impact on specificity. The increase in sensitivity can be mainly attributed to a gain in sensitivity for non-albicans Candida species bloodstream infections.