Cerebrospinal fluid (1,3)-β-d-glucan detection as an aid for diagnosis of iatrogenic fungal meningitis

Jennifer L. Lyons; Karen L. Roos; Kieren A. Marr; Henry Neumann; Julie B. Trivedi; Dorlan J. Kimbrough; Lisa Steiner; Kiran T. Thakur; Daniel M. Harrison; Sean X. Zhang

doi:10.1128/JCM.00061-13

Cerebrospinal fluid (1,3)-β-d-glucan detection as an aid for diagnosis of iatrogenic fungal meningitis

Jennifer L. Lyons, Karen L. Roos, Kieren A. Marr, Henry Neumann, Julie B. Trivedi, Dorlan J. Kimbrough, Lisa Steiner, Kiran T. Thakur, Daniel M. Harrison, Sean X. Zhang

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Abstract

This case series highlights our experience with use of the Fungitell assay for quantifying (1,3)-β-D-glucan in cerebrospinal fluid during the current U.S. outbreak of fungal meningitis related to contaminated methylprednisolone acetate. This test may prove a useful adjunct in diagnosis and management of exposed patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1285-1287
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00061-13
State	Published - Apr 2013

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