Beta-D-Glucan for Diagnosing Pneumocystis Pneumonia: a Direct Comparison between the Wako {beta}-Glucan Assay and the Fungitell Assay [Mycology]

In conclusion, the Wako assay performed excellently compared to the Fungitell assay for the diagnosis of presumed PCP based on qPCR. In addition, contrary to the Fungitell assay, the Wako assay allows for single-sample testing with lower inter- and intrarun variability. Finally, we propose an optimized cutoff for the Wako assay to reliably exclude PCP.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology - May 23, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mercier, T., Guldentops, E., Patteet, S., Beuselinck, K., Lagrou, K., Maertens, J. Tags: Mycology Source Type: research