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Diagnostic Performance of the (1→3)‐β‐d‐Glucan Assay for Invasive Fungal Disease

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Serum (1-3)- -D-Glucan as a Tool for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection or Hematological Malignancy

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Use of PCR for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

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1,3- -D-Glucan Antigenemia for Early Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections in Neutropenic Patients with Acute Leukemia

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Reappraisal of the Serum (1→3)‐β‐D‐Glucan Assay for the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections—A Study Based on Autopsy Cases from 6 Years

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Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

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Utility of Galactomannan Enzyme Immunoassay and (1,3)  -D-Glucan in Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections: Low Sensitivity for Aspergillus fumigatus Infection in Hematologic Malignancy Patients

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Assessment of the clinical utility of serial  -D-glucan concentrations in patients with persistent neutropenic fever

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