Is initial serum (1,3)-β-d-glucan truly associated with mortality in patients with candidaemia?

Is initial serum (1,3)-β-d-glucan truly associated with mortality in patients with candidaemia?

Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2016, Page 576

M. Abe, M. Kimura, H. Araoka, S. Taniguchi, A. Yoneyama,