AIDS-related mycoses: the way forward

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• 作者：Gordon D. Brown¹ ; ² ; ^{gordon.brown@abdn.ac.uk" class="auth_mail} ; Graeme Meintjes¹ ; Jay K. Kolls³ ; Clive Gray¹ ; William Horsnell¹ ; the Working Group from the EMBO-AIDS Related Mycoses Workshop *
• 关键词：HIV ; AIDS ; fungal infection ; mortality ; translational research ; immunity
• 刊名：Trends in Microbiology
• 出版年：March, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：22
• 期：3
• 页码：107-109
• 全文大小：673 K

文摘

The contribution of fungal infections to the morbidity and mortality of HIV-infected individuals is largely unrecognized. A recent meeting highlighted several priorities that need to be urgently addressed, including improved epidemiological surveillance, increased availability of existing diagnostics and drugs, more training in the field of medical mycology, and better funding for research and provision of treatment, particularly in developing countries.