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The current state of Clinical Mycology in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

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Driemeyer, C; Falci, DR; Hoenigl, M; Cornely, OA; Chakrabarti, A; Gangneux, JP; Segal, E; Jürna-Ellam, M; Matos, T; Meis, JF; Perfect, JR ...
Published in: Med Mycol
March 22, 2022

UNLABELLED: The ability of medical centers in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe to diagnose and treat fungal infections remains unknown. In order to investigate that, here we conducted a cross-sectional online survey, released at both The International Society for Human & Animal Mycology (ISHAM) and European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) websites. A total of 31 institutions responded to the questionnaire. Most centers (87.1%, n = 27) had access to Aspergillus spp. ELISA galactomannan testing as well as to Cryptococcus spp. antigen testing (83.9%, n = 26). Serological tests were mostly available for Aspergillus species (80.6%, n = 25); and most institutions reported access to mold-active antifungal drugs (83.9%; n = 26), but 5-flucytosine was available to only 29% (n = 9) of the participant centers. In conclusion, this study represents the first attempt to document the strengths and limitations of the Eastern and South-Eastern European region for diagnosing and treating fungal diseases. LAY SUMMARY: Our article is about the availability of diagnostic and treatments tools related to fungal infections in the countries of Eastern and South-Eastern region. Surveys like these are important to understand the gaps and point towards the fungal infections as a global health issue.

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Med Mycol

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EISSN

1460-2709

Publication Date

March 22, 2022

Volume

60

Issue

4

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Mycoses
  • Mycology
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Europe, Eastern
  • Europe
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Animals
  • 3207 Medical microbiology
 

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Driemeyer, C., Falci, D. R., Hoenigl, M., Cornely, O. A., Chakrabarti, A., Gangneux, J. P., … Pasqualotto, A. C. (2022). The current state of Clinical Mycology in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Med Mycol, 60(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myac017
Driemeyer, Cândida, Diego R. Falci, Martin Hoenigl, Oliver A. Cornely, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Jean Pierre Gangneux, Esther Segal, et al. “The current state of Clinical Mycology in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.Med Mycol 60, no. 4 (March 22, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myac017.
Driemeyer C, Falci DR, Hoenigl M, Cornely OA, Chakrabarti A, Gangneux JP, et al. The current state of Clinical Mycology in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Med Mycol. 2022 Mar 22;60(4).
Driemeyer, Cândida, et al. “The current state of Clinical Mycology in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.Med Mycol, vol. 60, no. 4, Mar. 2022. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/mmy/myac017.
Driemeyer C, Falci DR, Hoenigl M, Cornely OA, Chakrabarti A, Gangneux JP, Segal E, Jürna-Ellam M, Matos T, Meis JF, Perfect JR, Arsenijevic VA, Mares M, Serban DE, Pasqualotto AC. The current state of Clinical Mycology in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Med Mycol. 2022 Mar 22;60(4).
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Published In

Med Mycol

DOI

EISSN

1460-2709

Publication Date

March 22, 2022

Volume

60

Issue

4

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Mycoses
  • Mycology
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Europe, Eastern
  • Europe
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Animals
  • 3207 Medical microbiology