作者
He Wang, Yao Wang, Qi-Wen Yang, Yu-Xing Ni, Li-Kai Lin, Yan-Ping Luo, Zi-Yong Sun, Min Li, Wen-Juan Wu, Qiang-Qiang Zhang, Dan-Hong Su, Hua Yu, Mei Kang, He-Ping Xu, Wei Liu, Qing Yang, Cui Jian, Li-Na Guo, Wen-Hang Yang, Meng Xiao, Po-Ren Hsueh, Ying-Chun Xu
发表日期
2020/12/1
期刊
Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
卷号
53
期号
6
页码范围
845-853
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background/purpose
As the incidence of fungal infections in China increases, the demand for rapid and accurate diagnosis of mycoses is growing. Yet, information on current diagnostic capacity is scarce.
Methods
An online survey was conducted in February 2018 to collect information on mycology testing from tertiary care hospitals across China. Responses from 348 hospitals were analyzed, and a scoring system was designed and employed to assess the overall diagnostic capacity.
Results
Most of the surveyed hospitals did not have separate laboratory space, manpower, or equipment dedicated for fungal testing. Conventional staining methods were widely available (>70%), whereas GMS and fluorescent staining were less common. Fungal identification services were offered mostly with chromogenic medium, morphological characterization or automated identification systems, other than more advanced methods …
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