The Robust and Rapid Role of Molecular Testing in Precision Fungal Diagnostics: A Case Report

Publication date: Available online 13 February 2020Source: Medical Mycology Case ReportsAuthor(s): Julie M. Steinbrink, David K. Hong, Stephen P. Bergin, Rami N. Al-Rohil, John R. Perfect, Eileen K. MaziarzABSTRACTDiagnosis of invasive fungal disease remains an ongoing challenge for clinicians, while continuously evolving treatment regimens increase patient risk for invasive infection. This case highlights how molecular testing led to the diagnosis of co-infection with two fungal pathogens producing invasive disease in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - Category: Biology Source Type: research