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. 2014 Mar;22(3):107-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2013.12.008.

AIDS-related mycoses: the way forward

Gordon D Brown  1 , Graeme Meintjes  2 , Jay K Kolls  3 , Clive Gray  2 , William Horsnell  2 ; Working Group from the EMBO-AIDS Related Mycoses Workshop; Beatrice Achan, Gottfried Alber, Maria Aloisi, Darius Armstrong-James, Mathew Beale, Tihana Bicanic, John Black, Paul Bohjanen, Angela Botes, David R Boulware, Gordon Brown, Rubina Bunjun, William Carr, Arturo Casadevall, Christina Chang, Ernest Chivero, Craig Corcoran, Anna Cross, Halima Dawood, Jeremy Day, Flavia De Bernardis, Veronique De Jager, Louis De Repentigny, David Denning, Maria Eschke, Malcolm Finkelman, Nelesh Govender, Neil Gow, Lisa Graham, Ronaldo Gryschek, Kenneth Hammond-Aryee, Tom Harrison, Neil Heard, Melanie Hill, J Claire Hoving, Edward Janoff, Joseph Jarvis, Sekeleghe Kayuni, Karin King, Jay Kolls, Bart-Jan Kullberg, David G Lalloo, Emilio Letang, Stuart Levitz, Andrew Limper, Nicky Longley, Tendai Rodney Machiridza, Yesholata Mahabeer, Neil Martinsons, Susan Meiring, David Meya, Robert Miller, Sile Molloy, Lynn Morris, Liliane Mukaremera, Abdu K Musubire, Conrad Muzoora, Amy Nair, Justine Nakiwala Kimbowa, Mihai Netea, Kirsten Nielsen, Jennifer O'hern, Samuel Okurut, Arifa Parker, Tom Patterson, Grace Pennap, John Perfect, Chrisna Prinsloo, Joshua Rhein, Melissa A Rolfes, Catherine Samuel, Charlotte Schutz, James Scriven, Olihile M Sebolai, Katlego Sojane, Charlotte Sriruttan, David Stead, Annica Steyn, Narjis K Thawer, Friedrich Thienemann, Maximilian Von Hohenberg, Jo-marie Vreulink, Jeannette Wessels, Kathryn Wood, Yun-liang Yang
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AIDS-related mycoses: the way forward

Gordon D Brown et al. Trends Microbiol. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; fungal infection; immunity; mortality; translational research.

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Participants of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) workshop on AIDS-related mycoses held in July 2013 at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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