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. 2019 Dec 21;5(4):530-534.
doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.12.008. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Serum Galactomannan Index for the Rapid Diagnosis of Fungal Peritonitis in Patients With Peritoneal Dialysis

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Serum Galactomannan Index for the Rapid Diagnosis of Fungal Peritonitis in Patients With Peritoneal Dialysis

Tamonwan Chamroensakchai et al. Kidney Int Rep. .
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Figure 1
Patient enrollment and randomization flow diagram. GMI, galactomannan index; PD, peritoneal dialysis.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Serum galactomannan index measurements in patients with fungal peritonitis on peritoneal dialysis (study cases), patients with bacterial peritonitis on peritoneal dialysis (active controls), and controls without peritonitis (a). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of serum galactomannan assays for the diagnosis of fungal peritonitis (b). *P < 0.01, **P < 0.001.

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