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<p>The diagnostic methods employed to diagnose fungal infections vary in performance and depend on the patient symptoms. The following table is a reproduction of the one presented at the <a href="http://www.fungalinfectiontrust.org/diagnosis.html">Fungal Infection Thrust</a>.</p><br /> | <p>The diagnostic methods employed to diagnose fungal infections vary in performance and depend on the patient symptoms. The following table is a reproduction of the one presented at the <a href="http://www.fungalinfectiontrust.org/diagnosis.html">Fungal Infection Thrust</a>.</p><br /> | ||
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Revision as of 10:14, 18 September 2014
Project
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Background
Current diagnostic tools
The diagnostic methods employed to diagnose fungal infections vary in performance and depend on the patient symptoms. The following table is a reproduction of the one presented at the Fungal Infection Thrust.
| Fungal problem | Diagnostic performance | |||||
| Microscopy | Agar culture | Xrays/scans | Antigen | Blood antibody | DNA detection | |
| Thrush | +++ | +++ | - | - | - | - |
| Candida bloodstream | - | +++ | + | + | + | +++ |
| Candida abdominal | + | +++ | + | - | - | - |
| Cryptococcal meningitis | ++ | +++ | + | +++ | - | - |
| Invasive aspergillosis | + | + | +++ | ++ | - | ++ |
| Chronic aspergillosis | + | + | +++ | - | +++ | ++ |
| Allergic aspergillosis | + | + | ++ | - | +++ | + |
| Coccidioidomycosis | + | ++ | ++ | - | +++ | - |
| Histoplasmosis | + | ++ | + | ++ | - | - |
| Zygomycosis | +++ | + | ++ | - | - | - |
Resource: http://www.fungalinfectiontrust.org/diagnosis.htm
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