Difficulties in using 1,3-ß-D glucan as the screening test for the early diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases in patients with hematological malignancies - high frequency of false positive results and their analysis.
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.019299-0" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.019299-0</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.019299-0" target="_blank" >10.1099/jmm.0.019299-0</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Difficulties in using 1,3-ß-D glucan as the screening test for the early diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases in patients with hematological malignancies - high frequency of false positive results and their analysis.
Original language description
We have evaluated the contribution of 1,3-ß-D-glucan (BG) assay for screening of invasive fungal diseases (IFI) in patients with hematological malignancies. Serum samples from patients at risk of IFI were collected twice a week and retrospectively testedusing the BG assay. BG screening was performed on 1143 samples from 91 patients during 104 anticancer treatment cycles. Proven and probable cases of IFI occurred in 9 (8.7%) treatment cycles. Depending on the criterion of positivity used (1> 60 or 1> 80 pg/ml and 2> 60 or 2> 80 pg/ml) the sensitivity was 89%, 89%, 67% and 44%. Although the test was marked as positive in 82%, 68%, 54% and 45% of all the treatment cycles, in the majority of cases, these positivities were probably false. The major limit of the BG test was extremely low PPV (10% to 12%). We have analyzed mucositis, candida colonization, bacteremia, using antimicrobials, erythrocyte and thrombocyte filtered blood products, collecting tubes or sampling via venous
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FD - Oncology and haematology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)
Others
Publication year
2010
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Medical Microbiology
ISSN
0022-2615
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
59
Issue of the periodical within the volume
9
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
1016-1022
UT code for WoS article
000282117000003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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