Richard Kwizera – Medical Mycology Societies

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Burden of fungal diseases in Uganda to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 7 months, 2 weeks ago ·

Richard Kwizera wrote a new post, More research about fungal infections required 7 months, 2 weeks ago ·

Globally, there has been a rise in the incidence and a change in the pattern of fungal diseases in the past few decades posing unique clinical and public health problems due to the diagnostic challenges and the […]

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Impact of community engagement and social support on the outcomes of HIV-related meningitis clinical trials in a resource-limited setting to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months ago ·

Richard Kwizera wrote a new post, Challenges in the diagnosis of fungal infections 10 months, 1 week ago ·

With the exception of cryptococcal disease which can be diagnosed reliably by antigen testing, diagnosis of other deep fungal infections is not straightforward. Conventional culture on Sabouraud dextrose agar is […]

Pankaj chaudhary replied 10 months, 1 week ago

Very nice commentary, its challenging for LMIC countries to establish a molecular setup and with only culture facility so many organism remains unidentified.In context of Nepal, the scenario is horrifying even the national reference laboratory doesn’t go for fungal culture. Some of the eye hospital like Sagarmatha choudhary eye hospital where I work does the fungal culture.

Richard Kwizera wrote a new post, Managing serious mycoses: challenges in resource-limited countries 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Many challenges exist in the management of serious fungal infections in resource-limited countries, such as; high disease burden, lack of diagnostics, limited awareness, low resource allocation, rare public health […]

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Burden of fungal asthma in Africa to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Cor pulmonale complicating chronic pulmonary aspergillosis with fatal consequences: Experience from Uganda to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Getting Histoplasmosis on the Map of International Recommendations for Patients with Advanced HIV Disease to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Online Learning Resources Enhanced Teaching and Learning of Medical Mycology among Medical Students to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Intra-cavitary pulmonary cryptococcoma in poorly controlled diabetes mellitus to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Tuberculosis in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Deep fungal infections diagnosed by histology in Uganda to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Burden of Mycetoma in Uganda to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Notes for a Clinician in a Resource‐Limited Setting Where There Is No Mycologist to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera uploaded the file: Treatment of Histoplasmosis to Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 10 months, 1 week ago ·

Richard Kwizera joined the group Ugandan Association for Medical Mycology 2 years, 9 months ago ·

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