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ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group - EFISG

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Project:

To prepare European Guidelines for the Treatment of Candidiasis
These practice guidelines will provide recommendations for treatment of various forms of candidiasis.

Project:

To prepare European Guidelines for the Treatment of Rare Fungal Infections
These practice guidelines will provide recommendations for treatment of various forms of rare fungal infections.

Educational workshop:

New aspects in yeast infections
Barcelona ECCMID 2008

ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course

Invasive Fungal Diseases: Epidemiology, diagnosis, therapy and antifungal susceptibility testing
5 - 7 November 2008, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Objectives:

  1. Awareness of recent trends in epidemiology of opportunistic fungi
  2. Knowledge of tradional and new methods for diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases
  3. Appreciation of appropriate methods for in vitro susceptibility testing
  4. Understanding of the interpretation of MICs and determination of breakpoints
  5. Knowledge of strategies for management of invasive fungal disease in high risk groups
  6. Application of above mentioned topics and skills through interactive case presentations.

Joint Project together with the IDSA:

FDA/EMEA Biomarker Qualification Process on Galactomannan Bioassays

Objectives:
It is the intention to prepare a proposal to qualify the Aspergillus galactomannan ELISA test for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Last update: 14 October 2008

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