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1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
ß-D-glucan: • Most fungi ... Characteristics #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Laboratory ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungi #Fungal
(1,3)-β-d-glucan
Abundant cell wall polysaccharide, found in most fungi, except cryptococci, zygomycetes (mucor, rhizophus) and blastomyces.
Sensitivity 64%-93%;
found in most fungi ... Sensitivity 64%- ... blood • Certain fungus ... #diagnosis #laboratory ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
, SARS-COV • Fungi ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... Insufficiency #AI ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity ... • Cell wall component ... of many fungi ... FalsePositives #Laboratory ... #sensitivity