Contribution of Candida biomarkers and DNA detection for the diagnosis of invasive candidiasis in ICU patients with severe abdominal conditions [PDF]
, 2016 Background: To assess the performance of Candida albicans germ tube antibody (CAGTA), (1???3)-ß-D-glucan (BDG), mannan antigen (mannan-Ag), anti-mannan antibodies (mannan-Ab), and Candida DNA for diagnosing invasive candidiasis (IC) in ICU patients with ...
Castro, Carmen +14 more
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Disseminated coccidioidomycosis: Monitoring of serologic markers for treatment response [PDF]
, 2020 We describe a patient with a disseminated coccidioidomycosis. Biomarkers in serum during itraconazole therapy showed a rapid clearing of Coccidioides DNA as detected by PCR.
Ackermann, Sina +7 more
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Osteoclast-mediated acidic hydrolysis of thermally gelled curdlan component of the bone scaffolds: Is it possible? [PDF]
, 2022 Many biomaterials for bone regeneration have recently been produced using thermally gelled curdlan (1,3-ß-d-glucan) as a binder for bioceramics. As the human organism does not produce enzymes having the ability to degrade curdlan, it is not clear what is
Canal Barnils, Cristina +7 more
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis complicating COVID-19 in the ICU - A case report. [PDF]
, 2021 It is not yet known, if critically ill COVID-19 patients are prone to fungal infections. We report a 69-year-old patient without typical risk factors for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), who developed IPA two weeks after onset of symptoms.
Eller, Philipp +5 more
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Efficient leaching of cellulases produced by Trichoderma harzianum in solid state fermentation [PDF]
, 1992 Recovery of cellulases from solid state culture of #Trichoderma harzianum$ was efficiently achieved by hydraulic pressing. Pressing of fermented solids yielded carboxymethyl-cellulase (CMCase) extraction efficiency of 71% and a ratio of leachate to ...
Lonsane, B.K. +3 more
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Routes of nutrition for pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy: a prospective snapshot study identifies the need for therapy standardization [PDF]
, 2023 The aim of this study is to describe the current utilization of artificial nutrition [enteral (EN) or total parenteral (TPN)] for pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD).
Bassi, Claudio +6 more
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Urban Dust Microbiome: Impact on Later Atopy and Wheezing [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Investigations in urban areas have just begun to explore how the indoor dust microbiome may affect the pathogenesis of asthma and allery.
Alexander J. Probst +6 more
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Beta-D-glucan in patients with haematological malignancies [PDF]
, 2021 (1-3)-beta-D-glucan (BDG) is an almost panfungal marker (absent in zygomycetes and most cryptococci), which can be successfully used in screening and diagnostic testing in patients with haematological malignancies if its advantages and limitations are ...
Balletto E. +3 more
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Nutritional and functional performance of high β-glucan barley flours in breadmaking: mixed breads versus wheat breads [PDF]
, 2013 The ability of high β-glucan barley (HBGB) flour versus regular commercial barley (CB) to make highly nutritious wheat (WT) blended breads meeting functional and sensory standards has been investigated.
Angioloni, Alessandro, Collar, Concha
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Indigenous West African plants as novel sources of polysaccharide degrading enzymes: Application in the reduction of the viscosity of cereal porridges [PDF]
, 2011 Ethnobotanical and biochemical surveys revealed that some local plants from West Africa are novel sources of polysaccharide degrading enzymes such as amylases and glucanases.
Dicko, MH, Hilhorst, R, Traore, AS
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