Recent advances and novel approaches in laboratory-based diagnostic mycology

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What was once just culture and microscopy the field of diagnostic mycology has signifi-cantly advanced in recent years and continues to incorporate novel assays and strategies to meet the changes in clinical demand. The emergence of widespread resistance to antifungal therapy has led to the development of a range of molecular tests that target mutations associated with phenotypic resistance, to complement classical susceptibility testing and initial applications of next-generation sequencing are being described. Lateral flow assays provide rapid results, with simplicity allowing the test to be performed outside specialist centres, potentially as point-of-care tests. Mycology has responded positively to an ever-diversifying patient population by rapidly identifying risk and de-veloping diagnostic strategies to improve patient management. Nowadays, the diagnostic repertoire of the mycology laboratory employs classical, molecular and serological tests and should be keen to embrace diagnostic advancements that can improve diagnosis in this notoriously difficult field.

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White, L. P., & Price, J. S. (2021, January 1). Recent advances and novel approaches in laboratory-based diagnostic mycology. Journal of Fungi. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7010041

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