European confederation of medical mycology expert consult—An ECMM excellence center initiative
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Difficult-to-treat invasive fungal infections require infectious diseases expert consultation to improve treatment outcome and increase survival rates. METHODS: The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) intends to provide expert help free of charge by a newly founded ECMM Expert Consultation Service for medical centres around the globe seeking advice when there is no fungal infection consultant available. The expert consult will provide recommendations and broad expertise on difficult-to-treat invasive fungal infections (eg azole-resistant Aspergillus species, Candida auris, mucormycosis) to improve diagnostic and therapeutic management and outcome. RESULTS: registries will be used to structure case information and to evaluate the impact of the collegial advice system at regular intervals. Advice will follow recent guidelines, and EQUAL Scores will be used to measure guideline adherence. CONCLUSIONS: Infectious diseases expert consultation should be an integral component of care for patients with difficult-to-treat invasive fungal infections. The ECMM Expert Consult will attend to this matter on a global scale.
Source: Mycoses
DOI: 10.1111/myc.13076
Authors: Philipp Koehler, Blandine Denis, David W. Denning, Jean‐Pierre Gangneux, Martin Hoenigl, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Robert Krause, Katrien Lagrou, Cornelia Lass‐Flörl, Johan Maertens, Ivana Mareković, Jacques F. Meis, Jean‐Michel Molina, Sanja Pleško, Juergen Prattes, Peter‐Michael Rath, Riina Rautemaa‐Richardson, Malcolm Richardson, Esther Segal, Danila Seidel, Isabel Spriet, Joerg Steinmann, Paul E. Verweij, Oliver A. Cornely
Institutions: University of Cologne, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases, University Hospital Cologne, Université Paris Cité, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital, Inserm, École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Université de Rennes, University of Graz, Medical University of Graz, UC San Diego Health System, University of California San Diego, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, KU Leuven, Innsbruck Medical University, Universität Innsbruck, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Center, Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Essen University Hospital, Stiftung Universitätsmedizin Essen, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Tel Aviv University, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, German Center for Infection Research
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,100
OpenAlex ID: W3011833764