English
Spanish
Fungal eye infections leave over half a million people blinded each year
October 21 2020
A new review of fungal keratitis data shows high rates in parts of Asia and Africa, with many people losing their sight as a result
Read more
Biological drugs & ABPA
October 09 2020
Evidence is mounting for the use of biological drugs (e.g. Xolair, Nucala) for ABPA in asthma and cystic fibrosis patients
Read more
Mycetoma is more widespread than previously thought
October 05 2020
A new review of 332 case reports and series (almost 20,000 cases) shows that mycetoma is found far outside the tropics, but data are missing for many countries that are probably affected
Read more
Blastomyces antigen testing is species agnostic in Wisconsin
September 15 2020
Dr Laux et al evaluated the performance of the MiraVista urine antigen test for Blastomyces in 140 patients. Overall sensitivity was around 80% for either B. dermatitidis and B. gilchristi
Read more