Publications by authors named "Florian Harel"
J Clin Microbiol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Superficial fungal infections from dermatophytes are common and diagnosing them quickly is important for effective treatment, but traditional methods like fungal culture have drawbacks, including slow results and variable accuracy.
- This study tested the Novaplex dermatophyte assay (a type of real-time PCR) against standard mycological methods using 312 samples and found PCR had a high concordance rate of 87.2% compared to culture methods.
- While the Novaplex assay shows promise with high sensitivity (up to 100% for some targets) and specificity (96.6% for PCR), it cannot fully replace traditional methods since it doesn't detect all mold infections or identify specific dermatophyte species.
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