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. 2008 Nov 15;47(10):1364-6.

doi: 10.1086/592753.

Use of a serum (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan assay for diagnosis and follow-up of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

María Soledad Cuétara, Almudena Alhambra, Fernando Chaves, María Dolores Moragues, José Pontón, Amalia del Palacio

PMID: 18922079
DOI: 10.1086/592753

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Use of a serum (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan assay for diagnosis and follow-up of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

María Soledad Cuétara et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2008.

. 2008 Nov 15;47(10):1364-6.

doi: 10.1086/592753.

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María Soledad Cuétara, Almudena Alhambra, Fernando Chaves, María Dolores Moragues, José Pontón, Amalia del Palacio

PMID: 18922079
DOI: 10.1086/592753

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Use of a serum beta-glucan assay for diagnosis of HIV-related Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with negative microscopic examination results.
Pisculli ML, Sax PE. Pisculli ML, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jun 15;46(12):1928-30. doi: 10.1086/588564. Clin Infect Dis. 2008. PMID: 18540807 No abstract available.

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