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Neil M. Ampel, M.D.University of Arizona College of Medicine

Tom Harrison is Professor of Infectious Diseases and Medicine, Deputy Director of the Institute for Infection and Immunity, and Lead for the Centre of Global Health. He is also Honorary Consultant at St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a member of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, based at the University of Exeter. Here he talks about the outcomes of the ACTA and Ambitio...

New video showing how to use the OIDx Histoplasma antigen test.

Invasive fungal infections and COVID19

Drug/drug interactions - amphotericin and echinocandins

Find out more about the medications that interact with the antifungal voriconazole. Saarah Niazi-Ali, our Antifungal Database Consultancy Pharmacist, outlines the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of voriconazole, and shows common interactions including ibuprofen and dexamethasone. This e-lecture outlines the importance of therapeutic drug monitoring and personalised care for your patients....

Saarah Niazi-Ali, our Antifungal Database Consultancy Pharmacist, presents an e-lecture on the drug interactions with itraconazole. She discusses the theories behind these drug interactions and explains the bioavailability and mechanism of action of this treatment. This is a must-watch video for all prescribers and antifungal specialists.

This video highlights the work of LIFE Worldwide and the Manchester Fungal Infection Group.

Epidemiology and diagnosis of African histoplasmosis by Bright Ocansey, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra and University of Manchester.

Dr Iain Page explains the clinical interpretation of Aspergillus antibody testing (IgG; precipitins) for chronic forms of aspergillosis. Sensitivity in different fungal conditions, patient groups and Aspergillus species. Sources of false positive and negative results. How to choose cutoff values. Effect of immunosuppression. Seroconversion in community-acquired Aspergillus pneumonia. Dr Iain Pa...

Clinical lecture by Prof David Denning - Differences between Histoplasma capsulatum and Histoplasma duboisii (African histoplasmosis) - Epidemiology and endemic areas - Pathogenesis and immunity - Clinical manifestations (APH, APDH, CPH, mediastinal) - Diagnosis (microscopy, culture, antibody, Histoplasma antigen) - Histoplasmin skin testing and screening for prior subclinical histoplasmosis

Clinical lecture by Professor David Denning. - Who needs treatment? (severity, nodules, mediastinal, presumed ocular) - (Liposomal) amphotericin B versus itraconazole - Dosages and durations - Starting with antiretroviral therapy (ART) - Treatment duration - Gamma interferon - Outcomes (relapse rate, adrenal function) - Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)

Webinar plus Q&A on performing and interpreting cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) testing for diagnosing fungal meningitis, especially in immunocompromised patients - Intro to Cryptococcal meningitis (presentation, culture, microscopy) - Accuracy in patients with and without HIV/AIDS - How to perform the tests (video protocols) - Appropriate sample types - POCT (bedside) tests available - How to inte...

Webinar by LIFE Worldwide on the use of beta-D-glucan testing in fungal infections

Miliary lung pattern - radiology clinical lecture (tuberculosis, fungal lung infections)

TDM of antifungals webinars and Q&A (with Chinese translation)

Cryptococcal antigen testing webinar and Q&A (with Chinese translation)

Sporotrichosis by Prof Alexandro Bonifaz

Radiology of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis

Therapeutic drug monitoring of antifungals (webinar Q&A): voriconazole, itraconazole, flucytosine

Beta-D-glucan (webinar Q&A) fungal diagnostics - invasive Aspergillus Pneumocystis Candida

AAAM2020 - Aspergillosis clinical trials Q&A session with FDA and EMA

Petra Bacher - IL-17 immunity and aspergillosis

David Denning - Global burden of aspergillosis

Frederic Lamoth - Aspergillus calidoustus - 热焦曲霉

Frederic Lamoth - Aspergillus calidoustus

Radiology - ABPA

Nikolay Nifantiev - 半乳甘露聚糖的结构和免疫原性

Nikolay Nifantiev - Structure & Immunogenicity of Galactomannan