Competency information
Details
Perform assays to investigate endemic fungal infections.
Considerations
- The aetiology, risk factors, clinical presentation and management of systemic and endemic mycoses.
- Fungal assays performed using standard operating procedures in your hospital(s), including:
- specimen types (e.g. hair, nails, skin, blood, tissue, CSF, respiratory samples).
- Specialised referred tests.
- Turnaround times associated with fungal investigations.
- The aetiology, risk factors, clinical presentation and management of systemic and endemic fungal infections, including:
- candidosis
- aspergillosis
- cryptococcosis
- histoplasmosis
- coccidioidomycosis
- blastomycosis.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Perform clinical and laboratory investigation of fungal diseases, including management, health and safety issues and the reporting of results in the correct clinical context. |