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Assessment of panfungal PCR performance with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimens
10 Jan 2022
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We reviewed the performance of a panfungal ITS-2 PCR and Sanger sequencing assay performed on 88 FFPE specimens at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Canada) in 2019. A potential fungal pathogen was identified by ITS PCR in 62.7 and 2.9% of positive and negative direct slide examination of tissue specimens, respectively. ITS amplicons were detected in 87/88 specimens, with 53/88 (60.2%) considered as...
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