| DB ID | MyCo_1178 |
| Title | Clinical evaluation of diagnostic methods using plasma and/or serum for three mycoses: aspergillosis, candidosis, and pneumocystosis |
| Year | 1999 |
| PMID | 10536309 |
| Fungal Diseases involved | Invasive candidiasis |
| Associated Medical Condition | None |
| Genus | Candida |
| Species | spp. |
| Organism | Candida spp. |
| Ethical Statement | None |
| Site of Infection | None |
| Opportunistic invasive | Invasive |
| Sample type | Body fluid |
| Sample source | Plasma |
| 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 | Japan |
| Cohort | 8 patients with invasive aspergillosis, 3 with aspergilloma, 9 with candidosis, 4 with pneumocystosis, and 15 with no fungal infections, were included in the study. |
| Cohort No. | 24 Patients and 15 control |
| Age Group | None |
| P Value | None |
| Sensitivity | 1 |
| Specificity | 0.875 |
| Positive Predictive Value | None |
| MIC | None |
| Fold Change | None |
| Pathway | None |
| Disease Introduction Mechanism | None |
| Technique | Assay |
| Analysis Method | BDG kinetic chromogenic Limulus method Kit (FUNGITEC(R) G test MK [Seikagaku Corp. Tokyo, Japan]), BDG kinetic turbidimetric Limulus method Kit (B-glucan test Wako [Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan]), BDG Pastorex(R) Aspergillus test (the Pastorex(R)), Pastorex(R), BDG Candida test Kit (Diagnostic Pasteur, Paris, France), BDG CAND-TEC(R) test Kit (Ramco Laboratories, Inc., Houston, USA) |
| ELISA kits | BDG kinetic chromogenic Limulus method Kit (FUNGITEC(R) G test MK [Seikagaku Corp. Tokyo, Japan]), BDG kinetic turbidimetric Limulus method Kit (B-glucan test Wako [Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan]), BDG Pastorex(R) Aspergillus test (the Pastorex(R)), Pastorex(R), BDG Candida test Kit (Diagnostic Pasteur, Paris, France), BDG CAND-TEC(R) test Kit (Ramco Laboratories, Inc., Houston, USA) |
| Assay Data | None |
| Validation Techniques used | BDG chromogenic Analysis, BDG Wako turbidimetric Analysis, Pastorex Candida test, CAND-TEC test |
| Up Regulation Down Regulation | Positive |
| Sequence Data | None |
| External Link | None |
