title: Fungal diagnostics in pneumonia.
abstract: Fungal pneumonia is increasingly common, particularly in highly immunosuppressed patients, such as solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, and the diagnosis is evolving. Although standard techniques such as microscopy and culture remain the mainstays of diagnosis, relatively recent advances in serological and molecular testing are important additions to the field. This article reviews the laboratory tools used to diagnose fungal respiratory disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Erika D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Lease
authors.forename: Barbara D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D023281:Genomics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000639:trends