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WITS Mycology | Fungal Diseases Research Partners | Africa

Improving the outcomes of people affected by life-threatening or disabling fungal diseases through innovative research and clinical studies.

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Time to re-evaluate combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses Tom Harrison & Tom Walsh www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... (paywall) #IDSky #TxID

Time to re-evaluate combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses

Mortality from invasive aspergillosis remains unacceptably high, and the currently recommended treatment of triazoles is further challenged by rising resistance to these first-line agents. A previous ...

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#CAuris can be isolated from ward #wastewater during an outbreak, related to patient isolates - excited to share this work with thanks to our team @amiegriffin.bsky.social @lsymes2610.bsky.social @raewake.bsky.social @jon-otter.bsky.social www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

Detection of Candidozyma (formerly Candida) auris from ward wastewater during an outbreak using culture and molecular methods

Candidozyma (Candida) auris is a multi-drug-resistant fungal pathogen associated with protracted, costly hospital outbreaks. Conventional patient-level screening is resource-intensive and may not be c...

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Thoughts on Histo screening in AHD: needs more thought @germhuntermd.bsky.social

Ilan Schwartz@germhuntermd.bsky.social · last yr.

Histoplasmosis remains an important cause of AIDS-related deaths in many regions Histoplasma antigen tests are now cheap, accessible, and can be done at POC Are such assays ready to be used for routine screening of patients with advanced HIV? We have thoughts 🤔 🔓 academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

Delighted to share our early experience with rezafungin, with a review of the published cases to date. #idsky @bsacandjac.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...

Early use of the novel antifungal rezafungin: a case series and literature review

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mGem: the role of #sepsis and #AMR as drivers of HIV-related admissions and deaths among patients with advanced #HIV disease. A review of available evidence with an emphasis on research gaps that urgently need filling | mBio @neleshg.bsky.social @mbio.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Academic Clinical Lecturer Posts in Infection now out: for people training in ID in UK & hold/imminently completing PhD. 2 posts @lshtm.bsky.social shorturl.at/EIUIz 1 at St Georges & 1 at Kings shorturl.at/8kDY3 If interested in @lshtm.bsky.social posts get in touch. UK ID people please share!!

Fungi can keep us healthy or cause disease. But as they adapt to rising temperatures, their impact on our health is changing. Can we harness fungi’s benefits while protecting ourselves from the threats? Learn more in our new explainer ⤵️ wellcome.org/news/will-cl...

Will climate change lead to more fungal infections? | News | Wellcome

Fungi can keep us healthy or cause disease. As climate change drives fungi to adapt, learn how we can harness the benefits and tackle the threats.

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Sobering talk from an excellent Jeremy Nel on global implications of INSTI resistance. "Nuisance for HIC but profound challenges for LMIC" - so true #CROI2025

Wits Mycology among 15 awardees of UK GAMRIF (Failsafe) funding from MRC CMM @uniofexeter.bsky.social We're using seedcorn funding to kickstart our (larger) COMBAT Candida programme of work We'll set up a cohort study in a single SA adult ICU tracking Candida colonisation & invasive infections