Role of Non-Culture Tests for the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections

AZAP A.

KLIMIK JOURNAL, cilt.32, ss.131-134, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 32
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2019.56
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.131-134
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Invasive fungal infections, galactomannan, beta-D-glucan, Aspergillus polymerase chain reaction, LATERAL-FLOW DEVICE, BETA-D-GLUCAN, DISEASES SOCIETY, PRACTICE GUIDELINES, 2016 UPDATE, ASPERGILLOSIS, MANAGEMENT, GALACTOMANNAN, ACCURACY, EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is a condition that develops among immunosupressed patients particularly and requires the prompt diagnosis and treatment. Histopathological examination and culture are the gold standards for the diagnosis, but difficulties in sampling and shortcomings of culture mandate use of easier and faster methods. Nowadays, molecular tests such as polymerase chain reaction are used in clinical practice in addition to serological tests. Combined use of these tests increase the sensitivity and specifity of diagnosis for IFI.