Congratulations on completing this week! We hope you enjoyed it. You should have gained an understanding of what fungal diagnostics are and what can make a “good” diagnostic test. Next …
While the probability of infection is obviously proportional to the specificity of the test, it is important to understand the influence of incidence (pre-test probability). Incidence will not affect the …
Fungal diagnostic testing ranges from conventional mycological approaches (culture and microscopy) through to the detection of antigens/antibodies and nucleic acids using serological and molecular biomarker assays, respectively. Obviously, in the …
Fungal diagnostics tests Fungal diagnostic tests may require different attributes in the critical care setting or when managing immunocompromised patients. Some tests will need to have a high negative predictive …
Congratulations on completing this course on the use of fungal diagnostics in critically ill patients! On completion of this course, you should be able to: Improve suspicion and early diagnosis …
Fungal infections in immunocompromised and critically ill patients can be challenging for a number of reasons. What are fungal infections? Infections are often deep-seated, at sites that are difficult to …
Welcome to this course on Fungal Diagnostics in Critically Ill Patients, covering the role of fungal diagnostics in guiding treatment decisions. Over the next three weeks, we will look closer …
What are fungi? Fungi are eukaryotic organisms, either multicellular or unicellular, that include a number of microorganisms such as yeasts, mushrooms and moulds. Fungi are classified as their own kingdom …
Congratulations on completing week 3 of the course! This week we examined case studies from a variety of clinical settings. You had opportunities to discuss your thoughts and experiences throughout, …
Now that you may have changes that you wish to make in your personal practice and across your healthcare setting, it is important to make sure these are carried out …
In this step, we will continue the surgical case from step 3.7. Prior to EUA, the growth had enlarged to a 3 cm protuberant friable and vascular mass overlying the …
In step 3.3, we introduced the case of an 8-year-old boy who was previously diagnosed with high risk acute lymphatic leukaemia and had developed a fever while being neutropenic during …
Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are life-threatening conditions that require rapid diagnostic and optimal management to mitigate their high morbidity and mortality rate. They are also associated with a high economic …
Welcome to the final week of “Fungal Diagnostics in Critically Ill Patients”. Last week we discussed how diagnostics can drive treatment choices, the different fungal diagnostic approaches, and the importance …
Congratulations on completing week 2 of the course! This week you should have gained an understanding of different fungal diagnostic approaches and the risk factors in immunocompromised patients. Next week …