Fungal Infections in Modern Critical Care Medicine: Advances in Diagnostic and Treatment
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 10998
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Interests: critical care; intensive care; ECMO; anaesthesia; emergency medicine; cardiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The outstanding development of critical care in recent decades has led to improved patient outcomes and reduced mortality. However, fungal infections still have a significant impact on survival. Multidisciplinary care of the critically ill is an integral part of every modern healthcare system, ensuring infection control and improved outcomes while reducing mortality. Faster and easier access to diagnostics, the early recognition of infection, advanced antifungal therapy, and organized critical care in centers all lead to a reduction in mortality from fungal infections. However, due to fungal resistance, immunocompromised and critically ill patients still present a vulnerable population. Finally, the fast development of technology and continuous ongoing research in the field of critical care mean that clinicians need constant and continued access to medical education. The main goal of this Special Issue is to summarize and collect the newest information on fungal infections and their influence on patient outcomes, especially focusing on critically ill and immunocompromised patients. In this Special Issue, we will explore the diagnostic modalities and therapies for critically ill patients with fungal infections. Specifically, this Special Issue welcomes articles on:
- Advances and developments in antifungal therapy, strategies, and protocols;
- Advances and developments in fungal diagnostics;
- The management of complications caused by fungi;
- The epidemiology and pathophysiology of fungal infections in critically ill patients;
- Fungal infections in immunocompromised patients;
- Fungal infections and transplantation;
- Fungal infections and patient-related outcomes;
- Fungal infections and extracorporeal life support;
- Fungal infections in patients with COVID-19 infection;
- Training and continuing medical education;
- The prevention and protection of fungal infections.
We will consider original research articles, systematic review articles, literature or topical review articles, and perspectives and opinions, and we encourage submissions of observational and interventional studies.
Dr. Sasa Rajsic
Prof. Dr. Valentina Arsić Arsenijević
Guest Editors
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