Quality improvement project to reduce beta-D-glucan turnaround times in an NHS pathology network
Beta-D-glucan (BDG) is a cell wall component of many fungi, detecting this in patients’ serum permits early diagnosis of invasive fungal infections, particularly in patients with haematological malignancy. In critically ill patients in an intensive-care unit, where the prevalence of invasive fungal...
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| Main Authors: | Nathan Proudlove, Cassie Pope, Madeline Stone |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2025-05-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open Quality |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/2/e003210.full |
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