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Editorial
. 2023 Jul-Dec;21(8):787-790.
doi: 10.1080/14787210.2023.2227790. Epub 2023 Jun 22.

Will invasive fungal infections be The Last of Us? The importance of surveillance, public-health interventions, and antifungal stewardship

Roxana M Rodríguez Stewart  1   2 , Jeremy A W Gold  2 , Tom Chiller  2 , D Joseph Sexton  2 , Shawn R Lockhart  2
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Will invasive fungal infections be The Last of Us? The importance of surveillance, public-health interventions, and antifungal stewardship

Roxana M Rodríguez Stewart et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2023 Jul-Dec.
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Keywords: Invasive fungal infections; antifungal resistance; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; fungal diagnostic capacity building; fungal diseases; fungal surveillance.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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