MycoBiomDB – Record Details (MyCo_6610)

Biomarker Record Details

Database ID: MyCo_6610
DB IDMyCo_6610
TitleDiagnosing candidemia with the T2Candida panel: an instructive case of septic shock in which blood cultures were negative
Year2018
PMID30316561
Fungal Diseases involvedCandidemia
DiseaseCandidiasis (Candida Infection)
Associated Medical ConditionNone
GenusCandida
Speciestropicalis
OrganismCandida tropicalis
Ethical StatementNone
Site of InfectionUnspecified
Opportunistic invasiveNone
Sample typeBody fluid
Sample sourceBlood
Host GroupHuman
Host Common nameHuman
Host Scientific nameHomo sapiens
Biomarker NameT2Candida
Biomarker Full NameT2Candida
Biomarker TypeDiagnostic
BiomoleculeNA
Geographical LocationPittsburgh, PA
CohortA 27-year-old distant double-lung transplant recipient (cystic fibro- sis) developed fever (38.9°C) and leukocytosis (13,000 cells/μL) during hemodialysis using a newly matured arteriovenous fistula, was included in the study.
Cohort No.1
Age Group27
P ValueNone
Sensitivity0.9
Specificity0.9
Positive Predictive ValueNone
Fold ChangeNone
PathwayNone
Disease Introduction MechanismNone
Sub TechniqueELISA
TechniqueImmunoassay
Analysis MethodT2Candida Test
ELISA kitsNone
Assay DataNone
Validation Techniques usedT2Candida Test
Up Regulation Down RegulationPositive
Sequence DataNone