Journal
ADVANCES IN ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 168-174Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31828d187d
Keywords
fungus; in situ hybridization; ribosomal RNA; LNA; PNA
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Fungal infections are a frequent occurrence in medical practice due to increasing numbers of immunosuppressed patients. New antifungal medications have been developed and it has become evident that different fungi require different treatments as some are intrinsically resistant to these drugs. Thus, it is imperative that pathologists recognize the limitations of histopathologic diagnosis regarding speciation of fungal infections and advocate for the use of different techniques that can help define the genus and species of the fungus present in the specimen they are studying. In this review we present the use of in situ hybridization as an important adjunct for the diagnosis of fungal diseases, the different techniques that have been used for fungal identification, and the limitations that these techniques have.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available