Nonculture Diagnostics in Fungal Disease.
Infect Dis Clin North Am
; 30(1): 37-49, 2016 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26897062
ABSTRACT
Fungal diagnostics that utilize antibody, antigen or nucleic acid detection offer several advantages that supplement traditional culture-based methods. As a group, nonculture assays can help identify patients with invasive fungal infection (IFI) sooner than is possible with culture, are often more sensitive, and can be used to guide early interventions. Challenges associated with these techniques include the possibility for contamination or cross-reactivity as well as the potential for false negative tests. This review summarized the test characteristics and clinical utility of nonculture-based laboratory methods.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Immunologic Techniques
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Mycoses
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Infect Dis Clin North Am
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States