Open AccessReply to “Detection of Multiple Fungal Species in Blood Samples by Real-Time PCR: an Interpretative Challenge”
Author(s) -
Yanan Zhao,
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis,
Emmanuel Roilides,
Thomas J. Walsh,
David S. Perlin
Publication year - 2014
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.01711-14
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , real time polymerase chain reaction , molecular diagnostics , computational biology , virology , bioinformatics , genetics , gene
The speed and high sensitivity of broad-range panfungal PCR assays over culture, using clinical specimens, are appealing, particularly when the causative agent is unknown ([1][1], [2][2]). The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy ([3][3]) of modern assays is high for tissue and sterile-site
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