In the flow of molecular miniaturized fungal diagnosis

Zolotareva, Maria; Cascalheira, Francisco; Caneiras, Catia; Bárbara, Cristina; Caetano, Diogo Miguel; Teixeira, Miguel Cacho

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Zolotareva, Maria

Cascalheira, Francisco

Caneiras, Catia

Bárbara, Cristina

Caetano, Diogo Miguel

Teixeira, Miguel Cacho

Abstract(s)

The diagnosis of fungal infections presents several challenges and limitations, stemming from the similarities in symptomatology, diversity of underlying pathogenic species, complexity of fungal biology, and scarcity of rapid, affordable, and point-of-care approaches. In this review, we assess technological advances enabling the conversion of cutting-edge laboratory molecular diagnostic methods to cost-effective microfluidic devices. The most promising strategies toward the design of DNA sequence-based fungal diagnostic systems, capable of capturing and deciphering the highly informative DNA of the pathogen and adapted for resource-limited settings, are discussed, bridging fungal biology, molecular genetics, microfluidics, and biosensors.