Felix Bongomin, Bassey E Ekeng, Winnie Kibone, Lauryn Nsenga, Ronald Olum, Asa Itam-Eyo, Marius Paulin Ngouanom Kuate, Francis Pebalo Pebolo, Adeyinka A Davies, Musa Manga, Bright Ocansey, Richard Kwizera, Joseph Baruch Baluku
Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) are of huge concern in resource-limited settings, particularly in Africa, due to the unavailability of diagnostic armamentarium for IFDs, thus making definitive diagnosis challenging. IFDs have non-specific systemic manifestations overlapping with more frequent illnesses, such as tuberculosis, HIV, and HIV-related opportunistic infections and malignancies. Consequently, IFDs are often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. We critically reviewed the available literature on IFDs in Africa to provide a better understanding of their epidemiology, disease burden to guide future research and interventions...
November 22, 2022: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)