OUR VISION A WORLD WITHOUT DEATHS FROM FUNGAL INFECTION.

We need to evolve the concept of the study of Medical Mycology in an integrated way, which considers the host, risk factors, local characteristics and needs.

Mexico

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 Dr. Dora E Corzo-Leon, Infectious diseases consultant in Hospital General Dr Manuel Gea González. México City Email: On request.
 View the Fungal burden of disease in Mexico: Publication Corzo-Leon et al 2015 & poster here; View GAFFI year 1 press report for Mexico
 Personal comment on the major needs in Mexico which GAFFI should be addressing:
  • In Mexico we need to work on surveillance, diagnosis of opportunistic and endemic invasive fungal infections.
  • We need to evolve the concept of the study of medical mycology to an integral view, which consider the host, risk factors, local characteristics and needs, culture and non-culture diagnosis resources and multidisciplinary management.
  • In addition, our aim in Mexico should be consolidate the specialists in medical mycology who work as separate individuals as a solid group in medical attention and research.
 Links to key fungal/global health institutions in Mexico:
 Mexican association of infectious diseases and clinical microbiology; Revista Mexicana de micología.  Mexican society of mycology. Medical mycology certification program (alternate years).  Nuevo León University, Department of Microbiology.