Molecular Methods as a Diagnostic Tool for Fungal Infections and Their Prospect

Abstract

The current status of molecular biological methods to control mycoses was described. New tools for detecting of specific fungal DNA by reaction at a constant temperature with Loop-mediated isothermal amplification of DNA (©LAMP, Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd.), and for strain typing by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) will greatly aid in managing complex fungal infection.