Isabella Pospischil, Charlotte Reinhardt, Olympia Bontems, Karine Salamin, Marina Fratti, Gabriela Blanchard, Yun-Tsan Chang, Helga Wagner, Philipp Hermann, Michel Monod, Wolfram Hoetzenecker, Emmanuella Guenova
Rapid and reliable fungal identification is crucial to delineate infectious diseases, and to establish appropriate treatment for onychomycosis. Compared to conventional diagnostic methods, molecular techniques are faster and feature higher accuracy in fungal identification. However, in current clinical practice, molecular mycology is not widely available, and its practical applicability is still under discussion. This study summarizes the results of 16,094 consecutive nail specimens with clinical suspicion of onychomycosis...
September 27, 2022: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)