Molecular Diagnostics of Mucormycosis in Hematological Patients: A Literature Review.
Olga V ShadrivovaEkaterina V BuryginaNikolai N KlimkoPublished in: Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) (2019)
The use of molecular techniques along with standard mycological methods will improve the diagnostics of mucormycosis in hematologic patients. However, prospective studies of the effectiveness of molecular methods for the diagnosis of mucormycosis of various etiologies in hematological patients, including children, using bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are needed.