Possibility of Japanese Cedar Pollen Causing False Positives in the Deep Mycosis Test
Possibility of Japanese Cedar Pollen Causing False Positives in the Deep Mycosis Test
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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Because Japanese cedar pollen (JCP) contains beta-1,3-d-glucan (BG), there is concern that its lingering presence in the atmosphere, especially during its scattering period, may cause false positives in the factor-G-based Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay used to test for deep mycosis (i.e., G-test). Hence, we examined whether the LAL assay woul...
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Possibility of Japanese Cedar Pollen Causing False Positives in the Deep Mycosis Test
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7924878
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7924878
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1422-0067,1661-6596
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1422-0067
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10.3390/ijms22042135