Diagnostic and therapeutic capacity for fungal infections in Colombia: An ESCMID-EFISG nationwide multicenter assessment of mycological healthcare
Conventional mycological methods remain the cornerstone of fungal diagnosis in Colombia. Significant disparities in IFD management capacity persist, with metropolitan centers and transplant recipients disproportionately benefiting from advanced resources. Although Colombia has established clinical guidelines incorporating World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended diagnostics and treatments, urgent nationwide implementation efforts are required to translate these recommendations into routine clinical practice and address persistent geographic and socioeconomic inequities in patient care.
Authors
- Indira Berrío (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8234-607X)
- Andrés Ceballos-Garzón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0743-6857)
- Jon Salmanton‐García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6766-8297)
- Patricia Escandón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3029-118X)
- Oliver A. Cornely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9599-3137)
- Jeisson Micelly
Institutions
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CO)
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (DE)
- Instituto Nacional de Salud (CO)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca (CO)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Universidad del Rosario (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108182
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00