The Mycobiome in Health and Disease: Emerging Concepts, Methodologies and Challenges
- 1 January 2020
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Mycopathologia
- Vol. 185 (2), 1-25
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-019-00413-z
Abstract
Fungal disease is an increasingly recognised global clinical challenge associated with high mortality. Early diagnosis of fungal infection remains problematic due to the poor sensitivity and specificity of current diagnostic modalities. Advances in sequencing technologies hold promise in addressing these shortcomings and for improved fungal detection and identification. To translate such emerging approaches into mainstream clinical care will require refinement of current sequencing and analytical platforms, ensuring standardisation and consistency through robust clinical benchmarking and its validation across a range of patient populations. In this state-of-the-art review, we discuss current diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with fungal disease and provide key examples where the application of sequencing technologies has potential diagnostic application in assessing the human ‘mycobiome’. We assess how ready access to fungal sequencing may be exploited in broadening our insight into host–fungal interaction, providing scope for clinical diagnostics and the translation of emerging mycobiome research into clinical practice.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Medical Research Council Singapore (NMRC/Fellowship/0049/2017, MOH-000141)
- Singapore Ministry of Education (2016-T1-001-050)
- Nanyang Technological University (NIM/03/2018)
- Nanyang Technological University (ARISE/2017/6)
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