AIDS Mycoses Workshop

Twitter account for the AIDS-related Mycoses Workshop, a forum for advancing diagnosis & management of fungal disease. Next meeting: 2022 in Cape Town.

[Graeme Meintjes @graemein]

Highlighting the crisis posed by reduced access to CD4 testing platforms in settings where they are most needed - and the implications of this for the care of people living with HIV:

https://t.co/8zoDq0AA6D

[Dora Corzo, MD, PhD 🇲🇽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @forestcita]

SAVE THE DATE!!
7th-9th September 2025 for the @BritSocMedMyc 59th annual conference at @NorwichCC @Assembly_House
@MFIG_Bertuzzi @NormanRhijn @AlyssaHudson83 @SBidula

[Vindana Chibabhai (she/her) @microbemail]

New Episode - Myco- Moments... Highlights from the AIDS Mycoses Workshop held earlier this year. Gert M attended and conducted some fascinating interviews.
Listen at: https://t.co/oVJy3ly0RE
@fidssa1 #fungi #IDX #AHD #Mycoses

[Nelesh Govender (also @neleshg.bsky.social) @neleshg]

We're hiring a Principal Scientist to manage @Witshealth Mycology research lab - currently at @nicd_sa but new lab planned at Wits Biohub (Parktown) in 2025

We have an exciting portfolio of trials, cohort studies, surveillance, lab projects

Details: https://t.co/jg83E6F870

[MSGERC @MSG_ERC]

Dr Boulware is among the most generous and effective mentors in the world of clinical mycology

Congratulations @boulware_dr!

[Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative @DNDi]

Despite high demand in low- and middle-income countries, patients face higher costs and limited supplier options.

We urgently need more LAmB suppliers to ensure equitable, affordable access for all.

📖 Read more in @LancetGH: https://t.co/ip8WLMwHvI

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[Neil Gow @neil_gow]

Opportunity to enroll for a new on-line course in medical mycology delivered by experts in ⁦@eurconfmedmycol⁩. Starts November 4th 2024. ⁦⁦@ISHAM_Mycology⁩ ⁦@youngisham⁩ ⁦@YoungECMM⁩ ⁦@IMC12NL⁩ ⁦@BritSocMedMyc⁩ ⁦@martinhoenigl⁩

[Pasqua @PasqualottoAle]

Beatriz Gomez reviewing diagnostic tools for histoplasmosis at the @AIDSMycoses in Cape Town

[MMSN @MMSNIG]

Fantastic thread on AIDS related mycoses from Asia-pacific🌏, Latin America and Africa 🌍

[AIDS Mycoses Workshop @AIDSMycoses]

@GermHunterMD @GotTcells @mycoconnection #aidsmycoses2024

[AIDS Mycoses Workshop @AIDSMycoses]

Apparently there is a football match on? #aidsmycoses2024

[AIDS Mycoses Workshop @AIDSMycoses]

@germhuntermd @boulware_dr & David Meya #AIDSmycoses2024

[AIDS Mycoses Workshop @AIDSMycoses]

Our meeting now shifts to Fungal Immunopathology

First up is Dr Rachael Dangarembizi from UCT / @mrccmm Africa Centre in Cape Town discussing neuroimmune interactions in cryptococcal meningitis
#AIDSmycoses2024

[AIDS Mycoses Workshop @AIDSMycoses]

Most common primary discharge diagnose with TB. Fungal infections decidedly less common (but diagnostics extremely limited). However, the most common diagnosis in patients who died was PCP (37% of pts with PCP died) #AIDSmycoses2024

[AIDS Mycoses Workshop @AIDSMycoses]

Our next plenary session is all about epidemiology and public health implications of mycoses in advanced HIV disease

First speaker is @PasqualottoAle setting priorities to mitigate morbidity and mortality of AIDS related mycoses

#AIDSmycoses2024

[AIDS Mycoses Workshop @AIDSMycoses]

In this hospital, there were >1900 admissions to the HIV ward over one year, with most patients having cd4<200 #aidsmycoses2024