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Ophthalmol Retina
November 2024
Department of Microbiology, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India; Aravind Medical Research Foundation Regional Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Cataract Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address:
Objective: This study evaluates the RID-MyC (Rapid Identification of Mycoses using CRISPR) assay, a CRISPR/Cas12a-based diagnostic tool, for its efficacy in diagnosing fungal endophthalmitis (FE), comparing it with panfungal PCR and culture methods.
Design: A comparative cross-sectional study assessing the performance of the RID-MyC assay against established diagnostic modalities for FE.
Subjects: The study included 133 intraocular samples from 117 patients with suspected microbial endophthalmitis.
J Fungi (Basel)
October 2024
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis (IPM) is a deadly opportunistic mold infection in patients with hematological malignancies (HM). Radiologic imaging is essential for its timely diagnosis. Here, we compared IPM lesions visualized by chest computed tomography (CCT) and chest X-ray (CXR) and determined the prognostic significance of discordant imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrobiol Spectr
August 2024
Microbiology Service, Clinic University Hospital, INCLIVA Health Research Institute, Valencia, Spain.
The Platelia Aspergillus Antigen immunoassay is the "gold standard" for Aspergillus galactomannan (GLM) measurement in sera and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). We evaluated the performance of the Aspergillus GLM antigen Virclia Monotest compared to the Platelia assay. A total of 535 specimens [320 sera, 86 bronchial aspirates (BAs), 70 BAL, and 59 tracheal aspirates (TAs)] from 177 adult patients (72 hematological, 32 Intensive Care Unit, and 73 hospitalized in other wards) were processed for GLM testing upon clinical request.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Antimicrob Chemother
June 2024
Service Pharmacie, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Background: Invasive candidiasis is still recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality. To support clinicians in the optimal use of antifungals for the treatment of invasive candidiasis, a computerized decision support system (CDSS) was developed based on institutional guidelines.
Objectives: To evaluate the correlation of this newly developed CDSS with clinical practices, we set-up a retrospective multicentre cohort study with the aim of providing the concordance rate between the CDSS recommendation and the medical prescription (NCT05656157).
J Mycol Med
March 2024
Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, CHU UCL Namur and Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Dr Gaston Therasse 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium.
Purpose: Antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST) is essential to ensure appropriate antifungal therapy in candidaemia. This study compared two commercial colorimetric broth microdilution tests: Sensititre YeastOne (SYO; Thermo Scientific) and Micronaut-AM EUCAST AFST (M-AM; Bruker) for the AFST of Candida spp.
Material And Methods: A total of 74 yeast strains, including C.
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