Assessment of serum (1->3)-beta-D-glucan concentration as a measure of disease burden in a murine model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
Wiederhold NP, Najvar LK, Vallor AC, Kirkpatrick WR, Bocanegra R, Molina D, Olivo M, Graybill JR, Patterson TF.
Serum (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan concentrations were serially measured in the presence and absence of antifungal therapy in a murine model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Serum (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan was detected early during the course of infection, and reductions in this biomarker were associated with improved survival in animals treated with antifungal agents.