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ReviewClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2026

Recent Advances in the Diagnosis of Talaromycosis.

Lottie Brown, Ngo Thi Hoa, Vo Trieu Ly, Linghua Li, Cunwei Cao, Sirida Youngchim, Methee Chayakulkeeree, Tihana Bicanic, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Kwok-Yung Yuen and 1 more

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Review in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Development and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Talaromyces marneffei Mp1p Lateral Flow Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Talaromycosis.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
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  5. Clinical Performance of a Mp1p Antibody Detection Immunoassay For Talaromycosis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Lottie BrownInstitute of Infection and Immunity, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9896-8682
Ngo Thi HoaTropical Medicine Research Center for Talaromycosis, Biomedical Research Center, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Vo Trieu LyTropical Medicine Research Center for Talaromycosis, Biomedical Research Center, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Linghua LiGuangzhou Institute of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Infectious Disease Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Cunwei CaoDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Sirida YoungchimDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Methee ChayakulkeereeDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-4582-4914
Tihana BicanicInstitute of Infection and Immunity, School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2676-838X
Jasper Fuk-Woo ChanState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Center for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Kwok-Yung YuenState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Center for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Thuy LeTropical Medicine Research Center for Talaromycosis, Biomedical Research Center, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.ORCID 0000-0002-3393-6580

Funding

Social and Behavioral Sciences CoreP30AI064518 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Nwora Lance Okeke · 2005 to 2026
$50.5M
Liposomal Amphotericin B and Flucytosine Antifungal Strategies for Talaromycosis (LAmB-FAST)R01AI181764 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Thuy Le · 2024 to 2026
$3.9M
Development, Clinical Validation, and Readiness for Implementation of a Novel Mp1p D4 Poin Diagnosis of Talaromycosist of Care Test for RapidR01AI177098 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Ashutosh Chilkoti, Thuy Le · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Making an early diagnosis of talaromycosis - an approach to reduce morbidity and mortality in advanced HIV disease in Southeast AsiaR01AI143409 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LE, THUY · 2019 to 2024
$2.8M
Tropical Medicine Research Center for Talaromycosis in VietnamU01AI169358 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Thuy Le · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
Mapping of the IgM and IgG antibody responses to Talaromyces marneffei infection in mice and humans - Deciphering acute from reactivated or latent infectionsR21AI162367 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LE, THUY · 2021 to 2022
$434k
British Society for Medical MycologyDowager Countess Eleanor Peel TrustFederation of European Microbiological SocietiesNational Institute for Health ResearchNational Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01-AI143409-05National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01AI177098-02National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01 AI181764-01National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases U01AI169358-03NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI064518NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143409NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI177098NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI181764NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI162367NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI169358Wingate Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Talaromycosis is an invasive fungal disease endemic to Southeast Asia. While culture is essential in identification, susceptibility testing, and typing, the low sensitivity and long turnaround times limit its clinical utility. Several promising monoclonal antibody-based (MAb) antigen-detection assays have been evaluated in large patient cohorts. This includes the MAb-Mp1p and MAb-4D1 enzyme immunoassays and their point-of-care platforms. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays targeting the 5.8S or 18S region of ribosomal RNA have been developed. These antigen and qPCR assays are highly specific and more sensitive than blood culture, making them excellent rapid rule-in tests for talaromycosis in people with a compatible clinical syndrome. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing is emerging as a promising tool for non-bias detection of talaromycosis. Host-based diagnostics targeting antibodies, interferon-gamma release, and transcriptomics are being actively developed. This review summarizes recent advances in the diagnosis of talaromycosis and provides expert recommendations on the application of these novel tests to improve the diagnostic algorithm and management of talaromycosis.

Indexed as

MycosesAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, FungalHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansSensitivity and SpecificityAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, FungaldiagnosispenicilliosisPenicillium marneffeiTalaromyces marneffeitalaromycosis

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PMID40569093
PMCPMC13375561

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