Mycology
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Subject Areas on Research
- A nationwide survey of clinical laboratory methodologies for fungal infections.
- Adhesion of fungi.
- Automated blood culture systems.
- Comparison of commercial kits for detection of cryptococcal antigen.
- Comparison of use of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics for identification of species of the anamorph genus Candida and related teleomorph yeast species.
- Controlled clinical comparison of bioMérieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 blood culture systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in adults.
- Controlled comparison of BacT/ALERT FAN aerobic medium and BATEC fungal blood culture medium for detection of fungemia.
- Controlled evaluation of 5 versus 10 milliliters of blood cultured in aerobic BacT/Alert blood culture bottles.
- Controlled evaluation of BACTEC Plus 26 and Roche Septi-Chek aerobic blood culture bottles.
- Controlled evaluation of BacT/Alert standard aerobic and FAN aerobic blood culture bottles for detection of bacteremia and fungemia.
- Duration of incubation of fungal cultures.
- Gene expression and survival changes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae during suspension culture.
- Molecular mycology: DNA probes and applications of PCR technology.
- Multicenter, prospective clinical evaluation of respiratory samples from subjects at risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii infection by use of a commercial real-time PCR assay.
- Name changes in medically important fungi and their implications for clinical practice.
- New Phytologist on plant evolution.
- Quality control guidelines for amphotericin B, Itraconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole disk diffusion susceptibility tests with nonsupplemented Mueller-Hinton Agar (CLSI M51-A document) for nondermatophyte Filamentous Fungi.
- Recovery of clinically important microorganisms from the BacT/Alert blood culture system does not require testing for seven days.
- Status of medical mycology education.
- The (1,3){beta}-D-glucan test as an aid to early diagnosis of invasive fungal infections following lung transplantation.
- The role of smears, cultures, and antibiotic sensitivity testing in the management of suspected infectious keratitis.
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Keywords of People
- Looney, Brian, Postdoctoral Associate, Biology
- Steinbach, William J., Samuel L. Katz Professor of Pediatrics, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship