Serum (1-->3) beta-D-Glucan as a noninvasive adjunct marker for the diagnosis and follow-up of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection.

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To the Editor-We read with great interest the Brief Report by Watanabe et al [1] about the value of the (l->3) betaD-glu-can (BG) assay as an adjunct for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) in patients with AIDS. We congratulate the authors because their report has a large study population (111 patients with PJP and a control group with 425 patients). However, we would appreciate your taking into account the following observations.