澳大利亚临床真菌学实验室的真菌学测试:对当前状态的调查和对测试的访问
Adam G Stewart1, Abby P Douglas2, Sarah E Kidd3
1Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Campus, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Pathology
|March 4, 2026
概括
在澳大利亚和新西兰,对真菌诊断的访问是有限的,许多关键测试都在场外进行. 这种集中可能会延迟结果,并突显了菌根诊断区域能力的差距.
科学领域:
- 医学真菌学 医学真菌学
- 临床诊断 临床诊断 临床诊断
- 实验室医学 实验室医学
背景情况:
- 在临床实验室中,获得真菌学诊断的机会有很大差异.
- 有效的真菌诊断对于及时的患者管理和治疗至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估澳大利亚和新西兰关键真菌诊断方法的可用性和可访问性.
- 确定该地区当前真菌学诊断能力的差距.
主要方法:
- 一项调查分发给澳大利亚和新西兰的传染病医生,临床微生物学家和实验室科学家.
- 调查涵盖了机构特征和使用各种诊断方法,包括显微镜,培养,分子测定和抗真菌耐药性监测.
主要成果:
- 虽然物种层面的菌识别 (95%) 和DNA测序 (97%) 是广泛可用的,但许多测试都在场外进行,可能会延迟结果.
- 现场的特定测试能力有限,例如阿斯伯吉illus galactomannan (22-30%) 和聚合酶连锁反应 (22-30%).
- 获得β-D-葡萄糖测试的机会很少 (一个地点),抗真菌耐药性监测很少 (53%).
结论:
- 关键的非培养基真菌诊断往往是局外集中的,影响了周转时间.
- 对β-D-葡萄糖测试和抗真菌耐药性监测的有限访问代表了区域诊断能力的重大差距.
- 需要改善现场诊断能力和监测,以加强真菌学诊断服务.
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