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Identification of fungal pathogens from clinical specimens using multi-locus PCR coupled with electrospray ionization
Chi-Jung Wu1, Ya-Ping Chen2, Hsuan-Chen Wang3
1National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Polymerase chain reaction coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) was successfully used to identify a variety of fungi, including mixed fungal species, from 10 of 12 clinical specimens (10 culture-negative) of biopsy tissues or body fluids from patients with fungal infections. The application of PCR/ESI-MS for identifying fungal pathogens is discussed.
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