The China Antifungal Resistance Surveillance Trial (CARST-fungi) study, which has been starting in July 2019, is a multi-center, prospective, observational, and laboratory-based study of pathogenic fungal isolates causing IFDs. All fungal isolates recovered from clinical samples will be collected. For each episode of fungal isolation, the information including the patient's age, gender, the ward location, the time of sample collection, and specimen type will be collected. All isolates will be sent to the Research Center for Medical Mycology, Beijing, China, for further study including species identification and azole susceptibility testing. Azole-resistant mechanisms will be elucidated by gene sequencing or expression level assay for resistance-related genes.
fungal disease
non-fungal disease