Rapid Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections Caused by Candida and Aspergillus Species in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital
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Introduction: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are common nosocomial infections in immunosuppressed individuals. Rapid diagnosis of IFIs is important to support the growing number of at-risk patients and standardize the treatment guidelines. The study aimed to assess the role of serum 1,3-β-D-Glucan (BDG) and galactomannan (GM) biomarkers and real-time PCR in the rapid diagnosis of IFIs.