Coordinators: Elaine Cristina Francisco, Brazil, Guillermo Garcia-Effron, Argentina, and Vania Aparecida Vicente, Brazil.
📅 July 22nd, 09:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Federal University of Parana - Campus Botânico Garden, Room Maurício Bissoli
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and metagenomics
Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF): direct identification from clinical samples; diagnosis of mixed or difficult-to-detect infections; key determinants for accurate identification; publicly accessible databases
Emerging rapid and point-of-care methods
Molecular detection of antifungal resistance mechanisms