Reactivity of (1-->3)-beta-d-glucan assay with commonly used intravenous antimicrobials

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Oct;50(10):3450-3. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00658-06.

Abstract

Forty-four intravenous antimicrobials were tested for the presence of (1-->3)-beta-d-glucan (BG). Colistin, ertapenem, cefazolin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, cefotaxime, cefepime, and ampicillin-sulbactam tested positive for BG at reconstituted-vial concentrations but not when diluted to usual maximum plasma concentrations. False-positive BG assays may occur when some antimicrobials are administered; however, this needs to be confirmed.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Mycoses / diagnosis*
  • Proteoglycans
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • beta-Glucans / analysis*
  • beta-Glucans / blood*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Proteoglycans
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • beta-Glucans
  • polysaccharide-K