Assessment of the time taken for blood culture positivity in infectious endocarditis due to Candida and an analysis of the utility of beta-D-glucan in early detection of Candida endocarditis: a multicenter retrospective study

2025/01/01 by Farha Ahmed Payyanil Karlath, George R. Thompson, Deepak Kumar +2 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Antifungal resistance and susceptibility #Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing #Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ash.2025.10154

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

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Citations

• Fungal Endocarditis: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management

Discussions

• This multicenter study highlights delays in blood culture positivity for Candida endocarditis and supports b-D-Glucan testing as a valuable tool for earlier diagnosis, especially in high-risk patients [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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