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Assessment of panfungal PCR performance with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimens†.

Shawn T ClarkYvonne C W YauAaron CampigottoFarhad GharabaghiSusan E RichardsonManal Tadros
Published in: Medical mycology (2022)
In this study, we examined how well a DNA-based test could detect DNA from fungi in archived human biopsy tissues. The best performance was achieved if fungi were seen in the tissue under a microscope before being tested. Our results indicate that we should only use this test if these conditions are met.
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