Mycology

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A nationwide survey of clinical laboratory methodologies for fungal infections. 
  • Automated blood culture systems. 
  • Clinical mycology today: A synopsis of the mycoses study group education and research consortium (MSGERC) second biennial meeting, September 27-30, 2018, Big Sky, Montana, a proposed global research agenda. 
  • 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. 
  • Cryptococcus neoformans Mating and Genetic Crosses. 
  • 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 Canadian Fungal Research Network: current challenges and future opportunities. 
  • The current state of Clinical Mycology in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. 
  • The role of smears, cultures, and antibiotic sensitivity testing in the management of suspected infectious keratitis.