Abstract:Objective To analyze the correlations of plasma (1, 3)-beta-D glucan (G test) and fungal culture results with fungal infection, and explore the clinical value of G test in rapid diagnosis of deep fungal infection(DFI). Methods From September 2013 to January 2016, 861 cases of patients were suspected as DFI. They underwent G trials and fungal culture. The efficiency of G test and fungal culture in diagnosis of DFI was analyzed. Results In the 861 patients suspected as DFI, 181 cases were clinically diagnosed with DFI, 680 cases were non-DFI. The positive rates of G test and fungal culture were 29.27% (252/861) and 21.37% (184/861), the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of G test in diagnosis of DFI were 89.50%, 86.76%, 64.29%, 96.88% and 87.34% respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of fungal culture in diagnosis of DFI were 59.12%, 88.68%, 58.15%, 89.07% and 82.46% respectively. Conclusions G test has important clinical value in fast and early diagnosis of DFI.