The importance of rapid diagnosis for multidrug-resistant Candida: An interview with Maurizio Sanguinetti

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Abstract

In this exclusive interview, Maurizio Sanguinetti discusses current issues with Candida fungal infection diagnoses, in light of its rising resistance to antifungal drugs. This interview was conducted by Ellen Colvin, Editor of Future Microbiology.Maurizio Sanguinetti, MD, is full Professor of Microbiology at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Rome, Italy, and Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Chief of the Department of Laboratory Sciences and Infectious Diseases Sciences at the Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS of Rome, Italy. For several years, the research activity of Maurizio Sanguinetti has mainly focused on the development of molecular methods for the rapid diagnosis of bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal infections; the elucidation of virulence and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in clinically relevant bacterial and fungal pathogens; the characterization of the human microbiota in relationship to infectious and noninfectious diseases and implementation of new diagnostic strategies for the personalized care of patients with infectious diseases.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)1011-1012
Numero di pagine2
RivistaFuture Microbiology
Volume14
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2019

Keywords

  • Aspergillus
  • Candida
  • MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
  • T2 magnetic resonance
  • azoles
  • echinocandins
  • rapid diagnostics

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