LOINC display name : 1,3 beta glucan (CSF) [Mass/Vol];
LOINC long common name : 1,3 beta glucan [Mass/volume] in Cerebral spinal fluid;
LOINC short name : 1,3 beta glucan CSF-mCnc;
LOINC description : Quantitative measurement of (1-3)-beta-D-Glucan in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)
of patients with symptoms or predisposing conditions for invasive fungal infection.
(1-3)-beta-D-Glucan is an abundant cell wall polysaccharide found in most fungi. Testing
is performed as diagnostic and prognostic aid of central nervous system (CNS) fungal
infection and to evaluate for fungal meningitis associated with exposure to contaminated
epidural steroid injections.[PMID: 25378578][PMID: 23363831];
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