Beta 1,3 Glucan test is positive in all except?
(A) Aspergillus (B) Candida (C) Mucormycosis (D) Pneumocystis Jirovecii
(C) Beta glucan test is PAN investigation for invasive fungal infection with febrile neutropenia. It helps pick up aspergillus, candida, jirovecii infection but poor in mucormycosis identification. Beta 1,3 glucan test used in :MNEMONIC - CAP C- Candida A- Aspergillus P- P.jirovecii