Current Mycology Topics
UK Laboratories are unprepared - Can we improve TAT for fungal disease diagnostics?
Antifungal Stewardship Key Publications
Rapid Fungal Diagnostics - Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
Invasive Aspergillosis Key Publications - Pulmonary Aspergillosis Key Publications -
FACIS revolutionises β-D-glucan & Galactomannan testing
simple, rapid and suitable for all laboratories
Patient to Result TAT of 2 hours possible
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FACIS - Inoculate the sample into the pre-treatment section
then press start results in 60 minutes
then press start results in 60 minutes
The MRL letter suggests that delays in reporting are caused at various points along the sample processing path outside the control of the MRL
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P356 - A retrospective review of the AFS at Leicester
Absolute antifungal expenditure showed an annual decrease of £320,600 |
P222 - A multi-site evaluation of antifungal use- implications for AFS. 'β-D-glucan utilization is greatest when turn-around-time is shortest'
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P062 - Introduction of β-D-glucan testing
Based on bringing 256 tests in-house there was a saving of £75,000 in therapy. |