New CRISPR-based test enhances diagnosis of life-threatening fungal infection

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Tulane University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based test that diagnoses Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) – a life-threatening fungal infection primarily affecting children and immunocompromised patients – more quickly and less invasively, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.