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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2015

Evaluation of a Novel Plasma (1,3)-β-d-Glucan Detection Assay for Diagnosis of Candidemia in Pediatric Patients.

Ying Liu, Feng Chen, Xiaodong Zhu, Lisong Shen, Sean X Zhang

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ying LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Feng ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaodong ZhuDepartment of Pediatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lisong ShenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China lisongshen@hotmail.com szhang28@jhmi.edu.
Sean X ZhangDivision of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA lisongshen@hotmail.com szhang28@jhmi.edu.
XinHua Hospital · CNJohns Hopkins University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluated a novel plasma (1,3)-β-d-glucan (BDG) detection assay for the diagnosis of candidemia in children. The median BDG levels were 73.4 pg/ml in patients with candidemia and <10 pg/ml in patients without candidemia (P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed a cutoff point of 14 pg/ml and an area under the curve of 0.802. At these values, the assay demonstrated 68% sensitivity, 91% specificity, 66% positive predictive value, and 91% negative predictive value. Plasma BDG levels were undetectable in 18 candidemia cases.

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beta-GlucansCandidemiaChildChild, PreschoolDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobiological TechniquesPlasmaPredictive Value of TestsProteoglycansROC CurveSensitivity and Specificitybeta-Glucanspolysaccharide-KProteoglycans

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PMID26109441
PMCPMC4540920
OpenAlexW1521420306

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