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Cornely, Oliver A., Lass-Floerl, Cornelia, Lagrou, Katrien ORCID: 0000-0001-8668-1350, Arsic-Arsenijevic, Valentina and Hoenigl, Martin ORCID: 0000-0002-1653-2824 (2017). Improving outcome of fungal diseases - Guiding experts and patients towards excellence. Mycoses, 60 (7). S. 420 - 426. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1439-0507

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Abstract

Invasive fungal infections are on the rise and during recent years understanding the epidemiology of fungal infections improved. Over 1 billion people are affected and 25 million patients are at imminent risk of severe organ damage or death due to fungal infection. The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM), founded in 1993, is the roof organisation of 23 National Medical Mycology Societies in Europe. ECMM fights fungal infections at various levels, by creating and distributing scientific knowledge and promoting scientific exchange. In response to the increasing prevalence and management complexity of invasive fungal infections, ECMM recently launched three additional initiatives (). (i) ECMM together with other European infectious diseases societies created a comprehensive set of European guidelines for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of invasive fungal infections. (ii) ECMM founded the ECMM Academy awarding fellow status (FECMM) to outstanding researchers who advanced medical mycology. The academy aims at strengthening networking activities between these researchers. (iii) Centres throughout the world can apply for ECMM Excellence Center Status. Following such application on site auditing of up to three levels of mycological work (clinical, microbiological, epidemiological/clinical trials) evaluates the excellence of a centre along predefined criteria. All three initiatives share a common ambition; they aim at improving outcome of fungal diseases through guiding experts and patients towards excellence. Acknowledging fungal infections as a global problem, all three initiatives explicitly reach out beyond European borders.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Cornely, Oliver A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lass-Floerl, Cornelia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lagrou, Katrien UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8668-1350 UNSPECIFIED Arsic-Arsenijevic, Valentina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hoenigl, Martin UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1653-2824 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-226791
DOI:	10.1111/myc.12628
Journal or Publication Title:	Mycoses
Volume:	60
Number:	7
Page Range:	S. 420 - 426
Date:	2017
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1439-0507
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ESCMID-ASTERISK GUIDELINE; JOINT CLINICAL GUIDELINES; INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; DIAGNOSIS; MANAGEMENT; CANDIDA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTIONS; DAGGER; RARE Multiple languages Dermatology; Mycology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/22679