TABLE 2.
Comparison of results of blood culture, nested PCR, and GXM assay with serum samples from patients with disseminated trichosporonosis
| Patient no. | Sex/age (yr)a | Underlying diseaseb | Result byc:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood culture | GXM antigen | Nested PCR | |||
| 1 | M/55 | AML | + | + | + |
| 2 | M/73 | ALL | + | + | + |
| 3 | F/55 | MDS | + | + | + |
| 4 | M/59 | AML | + | + | + |
| 5 | M/73 | AML | + | + | + |
| 6 | M/60 | AML | + | + | − |
| 7 | M/62 | MM | + | − | − |
| 8 | M/71 | CLL | + | − | + |
| 9 | F/53 | CML | − | − | − |
| 10 | M/59 | ML | − | − | + |
| 11 | F/67 | MM | − | − | − |
a
M, male; F, female.
b
AML, acute myelogenic leukemia; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MM, multiple myeloma; CLL, chronic lymphoblastic leukemia; CML, chronic myelogenic leukemia; ML, malignant lymphoma.
c
+, positive; −, negative.