Molecular identification of fungi causing tissue mycoses from Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) archive specimens

• Main Authors: Mohd Rahim, Syarifah, Ibrahim, Rosni, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Amran, Fairuz, Omar, Norhayati, Masri, Siti Norbaya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/99313/1/2022121911582612_MJMHS_0214.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/99313/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2022121911582612_MJMHS_0214.pdf

Introduction: Isolation of fungi from tissue specimens using conventional methods is time consuming. However, in some cases, the histopathological examination (HPE) of tissue alone is unable to provide a definite identity of the fun- gus. Alternatively, a non-culture method, such as polymerase chain...