MycoBiomDB – Record Details (MyCo_3705)

Biomarker Record Details

Database ID: MyCo_3705
DB IDMyCo_3705
TitleProspective evaluation of a combination of fungal biomarkers for the diagnosis of invasive fungal disease in high-risk haematology patients
Year2018
PMID29577474
Fungal Diseases involvedInvasive fungal infection
DiseaseFusarium Infection
Associated Medical ConditionNone
GenusFusarium
Speciesverticillioides
OrganismFusarium verticillioides
Ethical StatementThe study was approved by the Regional Ethics Committee in Göteborg (Reg nr 433-
Site of InfectionUnspecified
Opportunistic invasiveInvasive
Sample typeBody fluid
Sample sourceBlood
Host GroupHuman
Host Common nameHuman
Host Scientific nameHomo sapiens
Biomarker NameBDG
Biomarker Full Name1-3-beta-D-Glucan
Biomarker TypeDiagnostic
BiomoleculeProtein
Geographical LocationSweden
CohortIn total, 135 patients were monitored once to twice weekly for serum (1-
Cohort No.135
Age Group-18
P ValueNone
SensitivityNone
SpecificityNone
Positive Predictive ValueNone
Fold ChangeNone
PathwayNone
Disease Introduction MechanismNone
Sub TechniqueELISA
TechniqueImmunoassay
Analysis MethodGlucatell assay
ELISA kitsGlucatell® assay kit (Ass. Cape Cod, MA, USA)
Assay DataNone
Validation Techniques usedGlucatell assay
Up Regulation Down RegulationIncrease
Sequence DataNone