FungiScope - A Global Emerging Fungal Infection Registry

FungiScope - A Global Emerging Fungal Infection Registry

The objective of this registry is to broaden the knowledge on epidemiology, diagnostic procedures and clinical course of emerging invasive fungal infections.

The specific objectives are:

1. To determine the fungal species causing invasive fungal infection in different parts of the world.
2. To determine the clinical pattern of disease and document procedures performed for confirmation of the diagnosis.
3. To describe the therapeutic regimens used and their efficacy.
4. To share clinical isolates among the contributors of Fungiscope.
5. To develop molecular biology tools for identification of strains in histopathologically proven invasive fungal infection.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cultural, histopathological, antigen or DNA evidence of invasive fungal infection

Exclusion Criteria:

• Infection due to Candida spp., Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis jiroveci
• Endemic fungal infection such as coccidioidomycosis or histoplasmosis
• Colonisation or other non-invasive infection