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

Bright K Ocansey; Edmund A Dadzie; Stephen K Eduful; Martin Agyei; Mary-magdalene Osei; Peter Puplampu; Isabella Asamoah; Rita O Oladele; Iriagbonse I Osaigbovo; Jane S Afriyie-mensah; Japheth A Opintan; Samuel Essien-baidoo; Arunaloke Chakrabarti; Martin Hoenigl; David W Denning; Malcolm D Richardson

doi:10.1093/mmy/myac069

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

Bright K Ocansey, Edmund A Dadzie, Stephen K Eduful, Martin Agyei, Mary-magdalene Osei, Peter Puplampu, Isabella Asamoah, Rita O Oladele, Iriagbonse I Osaigbovo, Jane S Afriyie-mensah, Japheth A Opintan, Samuel Essien-baidoo, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Martin Hoenigl, David W Denning, Malcolm D Richardson

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Medical Mycology
Volume	60
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myac069
Publication status	Published - 8 Sept 2022

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Ocansey, B. K., Dadzie, E. A., Eduful, S. K., Agyei, M., Osei, M., Puplampu, P., Asamoah, I., Oladele, R. O., Osaigbovo, I. I., Afriyie-mensah, J. S., Opintan, J. A., Essien-baidoo, S., Chakrabarti, A., Hoenigl, M., Denning, D. W., & Richardson, M. D. (2022). Improving awareness, diagnosis and management of invasive fungal infections in Ghana: establishment of the Ghana Medical Mycology Society. Medical Mycology , 60(9). https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myac069

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

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