Molecular diagnostics in medical mycology

Molecular diagnostics in medical mycology

Diagnosing fungal infections poses a number of unique problems. In this Review, Wickes and Wiederhold discuss molecular technologies used for fungal identification, and the problems associated with their development and implementation in today’s clinical microbiology laboratories.

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Main Authors: Brian L. Wickes, Nathan P. Wiederhold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07556-5
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