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SUBMITTER: Fabre V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6120669 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Open forum infectious diseases 20180809 9
We investigated serum β-d-glucan (BDG) testing among non-neutropenic adult inpatients at an academic center where the test is unrestricted. BDG orders were inappropriate in 49% of cases due to absence of predisposing host factors or clinical picture consistent with fungal infection. Providers' knowledge about BDG was insufficient. ...[more]