Diagnosis of mucormycosis using an intercalating dye-based quantitative PCR.
Jeanne BigotAlexandre GodmerLysa PrudentéCécile AngebaultEolia BrissotNaike BigeGuillaume VoiriotPierre-Louis LegerCamille Petit-HoangSarah AtallahElodie GouacheYaye SenghorStéphane ValotChristophe HennequinJuliette GuitardPublished in: Medical mycology (2022)
qPCR-based diagnosis is the most reliable approach for mucormycosis. We set up a pan-Mucorales qPCR able to detect in a single reaction not less than 11 different species. Both analytical and clinical performances support its use in the clinical setting.