Utility of Panfungal PCR in the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in febrile neutropenia
Background: The prevalence of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) is increasing due to the increasing population of immunocompromised patients. Fungal culture is the gold standard for diagnosis but not sensitive and the turnaround time is long. Samples for histopathology are difficult to obtain becaus...
Main Authors: | Sujay Srinivas, Pushpa Kumari, Dipendra Kumar Gupta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=7;spage=2533;epage=2540;aulast=Srinivas |
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