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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Evaluation of the Performance of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for the Identification of Aspergillus, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Pneumocystis jirovecii Simultaneously from Sputum in Multicenter

Wenjing Liu1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Min Li2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yingchun Xu1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fengchao Wang3 The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, 233004, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jing Wang4 Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, 400036, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Huizhu Wang2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xinmin Xu2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yajie Wang2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hongli Sun1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 6009-6017 | Received 18 Jun 2022, Accepted 28 Sep 2022, Published online: 18 Oct 2022

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