Driemeyer, Candida, Falci, Diego R., Hoenigl, Martin, Cornely, Oliver A. ORCID: 0000-0001-9599-3137, Chakrabarti, Arunaloke, Gangneux, Jean Pierre, Segal, Esther, Jurna-Ellam, Marika, Matos, Tadeja, Meis, Jacques F., Perfect, John R., Arsenijevic, Valentina Arsic, Mares, Mihai, Serban, Daniela Elena ORCID: 0000-0003-0906-1232 and Pasqualotto, Alessandro C. (2022). The current state of Clinical Mycology in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Med. Mycol., 60 (4). OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1460-2709

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Driemeyer, CandidaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Falci, Diego R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hoenigl, MartinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cornely, Oliver A.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-9599-3137UNSPECIFIED
Chakrabarti, ArunalokeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gangneux, Jean PierreUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Segal, EstherUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jurna-Ellam, MarikaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Matos, TadejaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Meis, Jacques F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Perfect, John R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Arsenijevic, Valentina ArsicUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mares, MihaiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Serban, Daniela ElenaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-0906-1232UNSPECIFIED
Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-696234
DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myac017
Journal or Publication Title: Med. Mycol.
Volume: 60
Number: 4
Date: 2022
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1460-2709
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
SERIOUS FUNGAL-INFECTIONS; BURDEN; CHALLENGES; DISEASESMultiple languages
Infectious Diseases; Mycology; Veterinary SciencesMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/69623

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