Table 3. BDG values and possible causes of false positivity.
| BDG (pg/mL) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP Cases | ES | FA | MKII | Wako | Wako-Eu | Possible cause of FP | |||
| FP001 | 28.1 | <31 | 45.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 | Oesophageal candidiasis | |||
| FP002 | 15.3 | <31 | 45.2 | 11.5 | 10.0 | IVIG | |||
| FP003 | 9.1 | <31 | 22.8 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Unknown | |||
| FP004 | 25.8 | 63.0 | 18.4 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Unknown | |||
| FP005 | <4.0 | 197.0 | 51.0 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Chinese medicine | |||
| FP006 | 15.5 | 176.0 | 56.5 | 17.2 | 15.4 | Oesophageal candidiasis | |||
| FP007 | 392.4 | 1250.0 | 624.0 | 145.5 | 151.2 | Post cardiac surgery | |||
| FP008 | 29.3 | 102.0 | 17.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | Post abdominal surgery | |||
| FP009 | 46.5 | <31 | 45.7 | 10.5 | 7.6 | Unknown | |||
| FP010 | <4.0 | 193.0 | <4.0 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Unknown | |||
| FP011 | 34.3 | 124.0 | 30.5 | 10.7 | 11.5 | Unknown | |||
| FP012 | 18.2 | 89.0 | 24.2 | <6.0 | 6.1 | Unknown | |||
| FP013 | 36.5 | 52.0 | 24.0 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Unknown | |||
| FP014 | 29.6 | 109.0 | 33.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | Unknown | |||
| FP015 | 40.8 | 198.0 | 55.3 | 10.9 | 12.5 | Unknown | |||
| FP016 | 28.7 | <31 | <4.0 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Unknown | |||
| FP017 | 4.0 | 151.0 | <4.0 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Unknown | |||
| FP018 | 48.5 | 125.0 | 50.0 | 11.0 | 10.1 | Post abdominal surgery | |||
| FP019 | 24.1 | <31 | <4.0 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Unknown | |||
| FP020 | 65.9 | 280.0 | 75.2 | 18.1 | 18.4 | Post abdominal surgery | |||
| FP021 | 6.0 | 114.0 | <4.0 | <6.0 | <6.0 | Unknown | |||
| Total number of FP cases | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Values above cut-offs are coloured in grey.
BGD, β-D-glucan; FP, false positive; IVIG, Intravenous Immunoglobulin; ES, Fungitec G test ES “Nissui”; FA, Fungitell β-D-glucan assay kit; MKII, Fungitec G test MKII “Nissui”; Wako, β-Glucan test Wako; Wako-Eu, European version of β-Glucan test Wako.