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Prattes, J; Heldt, S; Eigl, S; Hoenigl, M.
Point of Care Testing for the Diagnosis of Fungal Infections: Are We There Yet?
Curr Fungal Infect Rep. 2016; 10(6):43-50
Doi: 10.1007/s12281-016-0254-5
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Hönigl Martin
- Prattes Jürgen
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Eigl Susanne
- Heldt Sven
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- Abstract:
- Diagnostic tools for invasive fungal infections have continuously improved within the last decades. Nowadays, cultural methods, antigen testing, and molecular tests, such as polymerase chain reaction, are widely used. These methods, however, are accompanied with different limitations as various availability, various turnaround time or high costs. A new generation of point-of-care test has shown promising results in various studies and may overcome some of these limitations. We therefore reviewed the literature for the most promising new point-of-care tests for invasive aspergillosis (Aspergillus-specific lateral-flow device test, Aspergillus proximity ligation antigen assay), cryptococcosis (cryptococcal lateral-flow assay), and for histoplasmosis (loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay).
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- Point-of-care
- Diagnosis
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- Cryptococcus
- Lateral-flow device
- Invasive fungal infections
- Diagnostic tools
- Fungal infections
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