Limited Positive Predictive Value of β-d-Glucan in Hematologic Patients Receiving Antimold Prophylaxis.

Euijin ChangTaek Soo KimChang Kyung KangKang Il JunDongyeop ShinYoungil KohJunshik HongPyoeng Gyun ChoeWan Beom ParkNam-Joong KimSung-Soo YoonInho KimMyoung-Don Oh

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

β-d-glucan test should be used to exclude IFI rather than for diagnosis in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors