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

Published:2022-09 Issue:9 Volume:60 Page:
ISSN:1369-3786
Container-title:Medical Mycology
language:en
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Author:

Ocansey Bright K¹^ORCID,Dadzie Edmund A²,Eduful Stephen K³,Agyei Martin⁴,Osei Mary-Magdalene⁵,Puplampu Peter⁶⁷,Asamoah Isabella⁷,Oladele Rita O⁸^ORCID,Osaigbovo Iriagbonse I⁹,Afriyie-Mensah Jane S⁶⁷,Opintan Japheth A⁵^ORCID,Essien-Baidoo Samuel¹⁰,Chakrabarti Arunaloke¹¹^ORCID,Hoenigl Martin¹²¹³^ORCID,Denning David W¹,Richardson Malcolm D¹¹⁴

Affiliation:

1. Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester , Manchester M13 9NT , UK

2. Department of Health and Allied Sciences, Baldwin University College , Accra GA-082 , Ghana

3. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana , Accra GA-337 , Ghana

4. Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology , Kumasi AK-448 , Ghana

5. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School , Accra GA-270 , Ghana

6. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Ghana Medical School , Accra GA-221 , Ghana

7. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital , Accra GA-221 , Ghana

8. Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos , Lagos 101017 , Nigeria

9. Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin , Benin City 300213 , Nigeria

10. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast , Cape Coast CC-071 , Ghana

11. Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh 160012 , India

12. Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, Medical University of Graz , Graz 8036 , Austria

13. Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego , San Diego, CA 92093-0021 , USA

14. Mycology Reference Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust , Manchester M23 9LT , UK

Abstract

Abstract 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.

Funder

University of Manchester

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,General Medicine

Link

https://academic.oup.com/mmy/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/mmy/myac069/45745986/myac069.pdf

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