Team:Goettingen/project overview/current tools

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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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