| DB ID | MyCo_1130 |
| Title | Beta-glucan for Pneumocystis pneumonia diagnosis in persons with AIDS: authors' reply |
| Year | 2013 |
| PMID | 25119691 |
| Fungal Diseases involved | Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia |
| Associated Medical Condition | HIV-AIDS |
| Genus | Pneumocystis |
| Species | jirovecii |
| Organism | Pneumocystis jirovecii |
| Ethical Statement | None |
| Site of Infection | None |
| Opportunistic invasive | None |
| Sample type | None |
| Sample source | None |
| Host Group | Human |
| Host Common name | Human |
| Host Scientific name | Homo sapiens |
| Biomarker Name | BDG |
| Biomarker Full Name | 1-3-beta-D-Glucan |
| Biomarker Type | Diagnostic |
| Biomolecule | Protein |
| Geographical Location | USA |
| Cohort | In the subset of 93 individuals with advanced HIV and no respiratory symptoms, 34 were diagnosed with confirmed or probable PCP (31 of those had positive b-glucan and 3 negative), and 59 were not diagnosed with PCP (23 of those had positive b-glucan and 36 were negative). |
| Cohort No. | 186 |
| Age Group | None |
| P Value | None |
| Sensitivity | 0.91 |
| Specificity | 0.61 |
| Positive Predictive Value | 0.96 |
| MIC | None |
| Fold Change | None |
| Pathway | None |
| Disease Introduction Mechanism | None |
| Technique | Assay |
| Analysis Method | BDG assay |
| ELISA kits | None |
| Assay Data | None |
| Validation Techniques used | BDG Assay |
| Up Regulation Down Regulation | Positive |
| Sequence Data | None |
| External Link | None |
