Wako β-D-glucan assay can be used to measure serum β-D-glucan in Sudanese patients to aid with diagnosis of eumycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis.
Bertrand NyuykongeEmmanuel Edwar SiddigNajwa A MhmoudSahar BakhietEduard ZijlstraAnnelies VerbonAhmed Hassan FahalWendy van de SandePublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2022)
The Wako assay is comparable to the Fungitell assay for measurement of serum β-glucan in mycetoma patients and hence can be used in combination with current diagnostic tools. However, this test should be used in combination with other tests to differentiate actinomycetoma from eumycetoma.