Cracks in the Curriculum: The Hidden Deficiencies in Fungal Disease Coverage in Medical Books

Textbooks remain a primary source of reference and education for many health care professionals and students. This study assessed the mycology content in leading internal medicine and infectious diseases textbooks, revealing significant gaps across multiple areas. Infectious diseases textbooks demonstrated better coverage compared with internal medicine textbooks, highlighting the need for improved educational resources.

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Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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2025-03-27
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf145
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Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
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Cracks in the Curriculum: The Hidden Deficiencies in Fungal Disease Coverage in Medical Books

Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Gabriela Macelaro, Morghana Machado Rosa, LARISSA NARUMI TAKEDA et al.
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Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
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Cracks in the Curriculum: The Hidden Deficiencies in Fungal Disease Coverage in Medical Books

Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Gabriela Macelaro, Morghana Machado Rosa, LARISSA NARUMI TAKEDA, SOFIA DE OLIVEIRA BELARDINELLI, CAROLINE DAL SANT GIORDANI, E. Paiva Borsa, ELISA HAHN CASANI, ISABELA HARTMANN ROST, ANA LAURA CLARAZ DE SOUZA FERREIRA
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Abstract

Textbooks remain a primary source of reference and education for many health care professionals and students. This study assessed the mycology content in leading internal medicine and infectious diseases textbooks, revealing significant gaps across multiple areas. Infectious diseases textbooks demonstrated better coverage compared with internal medicine textbooks, highlighting the need for improved educational resources.

Open Forum Infectious DiseasesVol. 12(4)
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR), University of Health Science (KH), Santa Casa Hospital (BR), University of Health Sciences (SO)
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Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
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Cracks in the Curriculum: The Hidden Deficiencies in Fungal Disease Coverage in Medical Books — Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Gabriela Macelaro, et al. · Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS