Invasive Fungal Infections

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FUNGAL INFECTIONS KILL MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE EACH YEAR AND PRIMARILY AFFECT PEOPLE WITH OTHER ASSOCIATED HEALTH PROBLEMS, INCLUDING:1

  • Asthma
  • HIV/AIDS*
  • Cancer
  • Patients undergoing organ transplantation
  • Patients undergoing corticosteroid therapy
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GLOBAL ESTIMATES HAVE IDENTIFIED1:

  • ~3 million cases of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
  • ~223 000 cases of cryptococcal meningitis due to HIV/AIDS complications*
  • ~700 000 cases of invasive candidiasis
  • ~500 000 Cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
  • ~250 000 Cases of Invasive Aspergillosis
  • ~100 000 Cases of disseminated histoplasmosis
  • Over 10 million cases of fungal asthma
  • ~1 million cases of fungal keratitis

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References

*HIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

1. Bongomin F. et al. Global and Multi-National Prevalence of Fungal Diseases-Estimate Precision. J Fungi (Basel) 2017;3(4):57.

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