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SUBMITTER: Bongomin F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5753159 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bongomin Felix F Gago Sara S Oladele Rita O RO Denning David W DW
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 20171018 4
Fungal diseases kill more than 1.5 million and affect over a billion people. However, they are still a neglected topic by public health authorities even though most deaths from fungal diseases are avoidable. Serious fungal infections occur as a consequence of other health problems including asthma, AIDS, cancer, organ transplantation and corticosteroid therapies. Early accurate diagnosis allows prompt antifungal therapy; however this is often delayed or unavailable leading to death, serious chro ...[more]