Clinical evaluation of an in-house panfungal real-time PCR assay for the detection of fungal pathogens.

Iris ZellerGabriele ManhartClaudia Schabereiter-GurtnerKathrin Spettel Brigitte Selitsch Birgit Willinger

Published in: Infection (2020)

In combination with routine methods, our panfungal PCR assay is a valuable diagnostic tool. Patients at risk for invasive fungal infections might profit from the reduced time to pathogen identification.

Keyphrases

real time pcr
clinical evaluation
end stage renal disease
high throughput
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
clinical practice
gram negative
candida albicans
antimicrobial resistance
cell wall
patient reported