Development of TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection and identification of Penicillium marneffei

• Main Authors: Sakorn Pornprasert, Jutarat Praparattanapan, Chantana Khamwan, Sudjai Pawichai, Parichat Pimsarn, Tanawan Samleerat, Pranee Leechanachai, Khunchai Supparatpinyo
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=70350650668&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59776
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Penicillium marneffei is a dimorphic fungus, which is endemic in Southeast Asia and responsible for emerging opportunistic infections. Diagnosis of penicilliosis may be difficult when few yeast cells are present, while a gold standard diagnosis technique requires long-term culture. In order to provi...