No interference of the 1,3‐β‐d‐glucan containing nutritional supplement ImunixX with the 1,3‐β‐d‐glucan serum test |
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| Authors: | Isabel Spriet Stephanie Desmet Ludo Willems Katrien Lagrou |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Pharmacy Dpt., University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;2. Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium |
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The detection of 1,3‐β‐d ‐glucan serum levels may permit establishing the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections more early. We tested in six healthy volunteers whether the intake of a 1,3‐β‐d ‐glucan‐containing nutritional supplement leads to false‐positive 1,3‐β‐d ‐glucan levels. All levels were negative, even in two different dosing regimens. |
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| Keywords: | Antigen test identification cell wall |
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