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Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Detection of Mucorales DNA in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid To Diagnose Pulmonary Mucormycosis
Author(s) -
Émeline Scherer,
Xavier Iriart,
Anne Pauline Bellanger,
Damien Dupont,
J. Guitard,
Frédéric Gabriel,
Sophie Cassaing,
Éléna Charpentier,
Sarah Guenounou,
Murielle Cornet,
Françoise Botterel,
Steffi Rocchi,
Ana Berceanu,
Laurence Millon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00289-18
Subject(s) - mucorales , bronchoalveolar lavage , mucormycosis , polymerase chain reaction , biology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , lung , medicine , gene , genetics
Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to improving the outcome of mucormycosis. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the contribution of quantitative PCR detection of Mucorales DNA in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids for early diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis.

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