Improving awareness, diagnosis and management of invasive fungal infections in Ghana: establishment of the Ghana Medical Mycology Society

Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) and medical mycology receive little attention in Ghana. However, the present evolution of biomarker assays for IFIs, offers an opportunity for an increased access to fungal laboratory testing in resource-limited settings, and probably make a case for availability of...

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Autores principales: Ocansey, Bright K, Dadzie, Edmund A, Eduful, Stephen K, Agyei, Martin, Osei, Mary-Magdalene, Puplampu, Peter, Asamoah, Isabella, Oladele, Rita O, Osaigbovo, Iriagbonse I, Afriyie-Mensah, Jane S, Opintan, Japheth A, Essien-Baidoo, Samuel, Chakrabarti, Arunaloke, Hoenigl, Martin, Denning, David W, Richardson, Malcolm D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9521337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36073757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myac069
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Sumario:Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) and medical mycology receive little attention in Ghana. However, the present evolution of biomarker assays for IFIs, offers an opportunity for an increased access to fungal laboratory testing in resource-limited settings, and probably make a case for availability of essential antifungal agents. Using surveys and personal communications, the state of medical mycology and IFI in Ghana were highlighted. Inadequate awareness and insufficient access to fungal diagnostics and therapeutics were identified as the key challenges, the establishment of the Ghana Medical Mycology Society was discussed, and recommendations were made to improve the status quo.

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