Utility of in-house and commercial PCR assay in diagnosis of Covid-19 associated mucormycoss in an emergency setting in a tertiary care center

Conclusion. Because the in-house PCR is not only sensitive and specific, but also entirely based on SYBR Green for detection of targets, it is less expensive than probe-based assays and can be used on a regular basis for the diagnosis of IM in resource-constrained settings. It can be used to distinguish between mucormycosis and fungal sinusitis caused by Aspergillus and Fusarium in high-risk patients, as well as to accurately detect Mucorales in fungal co-infection cases.PMID:37624041 | DOI:10.1099/jmm.0.001745

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 25, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mragnayani Pandey Janya Sachdev Renu Kumari Yadav Neha Sharad Anupam Kanodia Jaya Biswas R Sruti Janani Sonakshi Gupta Gagandeep Singh Meera Ekka Bhaskar Rana Sudesh Gourav Alok Thakar Ashutosh Biswas Kapil Sikka Purva Mathur Neelam Pushker Viveka P Jyots Source Type: research