@ishamycology.bsky.social
Our new website is live!!! Check it out via www.isham.org Thanks to Bright Digital & CongressCare and of course ISHAM
The International Society for Human & Animal Mycology (Isham)
ISHAM is a world wide organization that intends to represent all medical mycologist, clinical scientists and fundamental researchers with interest in fungal diseases.
www.isham.org
May 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Our new website is live!!! Check it out via www.isham.org Thanks to Bright Digital & CongressCare and of course ISHAM
Reposted
DEADLINE IS NEAR!! Register and submit your abstract before 30th May!!
Join us!! 7th-9th September 2025 for BSMM annual conference at Norwich Assembly house @mrccmm.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @idiots-pod.bsky.social
#Norwich2025 #BSMM2025 bsmm.org/BSMM_2024/bs...
Join us!! 7th-9th September 2025 for BSMM annual conference at Norwich Assembly house @mrccmm.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @idiots-pod.bsky.social
#Norwich2025 #BSMM2025 bsmm.org/BSMM_2024/bs...
BSMM Conference 2023 – BSMM
bsmm.org
May 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
DEADLINE IS NEAR!! Register and submit your abstract before 30th May!!
Join us!! 7th-9th September 2025 for BSMM annual conference at Norwich Assembly house @mrccmm.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @idiots-pod.bsky.social
#Norwich2025 #BSMM2025 bsmm.org/BSMM_2024/bs...
Join us!! 7th-9th September 2025 for BSMM annual conference at Norwich Assembly house @mrccmm.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @idiots-pod.bsky.social
#Norwich2025 #BSMM2025 bsmm.org/BSMM_2024/bs...
Reposted
Professor Joe Jarvis gave an update on the far-reaching effects of cuts to aid budgets, in the UK and the US. See this website for the estimated deaths caused by the partial freeze of the PEPFAR program:
pepfar.impactcounter.com
#mycology2025
pepfar.impactcounter.com
#mycology2025
March 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Professor Joe Jarvis gave an update on the far-reaching effects of cuts to aid budgets, in the UK and the US. See this website for the estimated deaths caused by the partial freeze of the PEPFAR program:
pepfar.impactcounter.com
#mycology2025
pepfar.impactcounter.com
#mycology2025
Reposted
Mat Fischer. kicks off #mycology2025 with the question “What if Fungi win?” - and the sobering conclusion that they are too good at drug resistance to lose! Big need for surveillance and stewardship. @youngecmm.bsky.social @matfischer.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Mat Fischer. kicks off #mycology2025 with the question “What if Fungi win?” - and the sobering conclusion that they are too good at drug resistance to lose! Big need for surveillance and stewardship. @youngecmm.bsky.social @matfischer.bsky.social
Reposted
Fungal biofilms are usually: not just fungal; not just a planar film and not just biological (they may collect heavy metals). Gordon Ramage and Riina Richardson describe the medical challenges of treating fungal biofilms. #mycology2025. @youngecmm.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Fungal biofilms are usually: not just fungal; not just a planar film and not just biological (they may collect heavy metals). Gordon Ramage and Riina Richardson describe the medical challenges of treating fungal biofilms. #mycology2025. @youngecmm.bsky.social
Reposted
Anna Selmecki shows us how the adaptable Candida pathogen can quickly generate drug resistance gene copy number variations to overcome antifungal efficacy. @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social #mycology2025
March 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Anna Selmecki shows us how the adaptable Candida pathogen can quickly generate drug resistance gene copy number variations to overcome antifungal efficacy. @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social #mycology2025
Reposted
Imported Systemic Endemic Mycoses in Spain 1997–2021:
An Analysis of a National Hospital Database @ishamycology.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social #Mycoses #openaccess doi.org/10.1111/myc....
An Analysis of a National Hospital Database @ishamycology.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social #Mycoses #openaccess doi.org/10.1111/myc....
Imported Systemic Endemic Mycoses in Spain 1997–2021: An Analysis of a National Hospital Database
Background Systemic endemic mycoses are systemic fungal infections typically found in tropical and subtropical regions. Their global incidence is rising, including in nonendemic countries, mainly du...
doi.org
January 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Imported Systemic Endemic Mycoses in Spain 1997–2021:
An Analysis of a National Hospital Database @ishamycology.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social #Mycoses #openaccess doi.org/10.1111/myc....
An Analysis of a National Hospital Database @ishamycology.bsky.social @youngecmm.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social #Mycoses #openaccess doi.org/10.1111/myc....
Reposted
Keep the hospital clean: diagnostic performance of ten different molecular and culture-based methods to detect Candidozyma auris #preprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social @westerdijkinst.bsky.social #AmsterdamUMC @ishamycology.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org
January 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Keep the hospital clean: diagnostic performance of ten different molecular and culture-based methods to detect Candidozyma auris #preprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social @westerdijkinst.bsky.social #AmsterdamUMC @ishamycology.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted
Has the environmental niche of Candidozyma auris finally been found? South African brown locusts, Locustana pardalina, hosts fluconazole resistant Candidozyma (Candida) auris (Clade III) #preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025... @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social
https://biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
January 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Has the environmental niche of Candidozyma auris finally been found? South African brown locusts, Locustana pardalina, hosts fluconazole resistant Candidozyma (Candida) auris (Clade III) #preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025... @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social
Reposted
Check out this great general review in Nature on “Fungal impacts on Earth’s Ecosystems - by the CIFAR consortium. @mrccmm.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @funguscrous.bsky.social @msgerc.bsky.social @microbita.bsky.social @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Check out this great general review in Nature on “Fungal impacts on Earth’s Ecosystems - by the CIFAR consortium. @mrccmm.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @youngecmm.bsky.social @ishamycology.bsky.social @funguscrous.bsky.social @msgerc.bsky.social @microbita.bsky.social @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social
Reposted
New guidelines for diagnosis and management of candidiasis from ECMM in cooperation with @ishamycology.bsky.social and @asm.org
Led by @olivercornely.bsky.social @rosannesprute.bsky.social with contributions from >100 experts
Author link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... #IDSky
Led by @olivercornely.bsky.social @rosannesprute.bsky.social with contributions from >100 experts
Author link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... #IDSky
February 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
New guidelines for diagnosis and management of candidiasis from ECMM in cooperation with @ishamycology.bsky.social and @asm.org
Led by @olivercornely.bsky.social @rosannesprute.bsky.social with contributions from >100 experts
Author link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... #IDSky
Led by @olivercornely.bsky.social @rosannesprute.bsky.social with contributions from >100 experts
Author link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... #IDSky
Reposted
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: ECMM @youngecmm.bsky.social in cooperation with @ishamycology.bsky.social & ASM.
Big congrats to @olivercornely.bsky.social & @rosannesprute.bsky.social for leading this tremendous team
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Big congrats to @olivercornely.bsky.social & @rosannesprute.bsky.social for leading this tremendous team
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM
Candida species are the predominant cause of fungal infections in patients treated in hospital, contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality.…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: ECMM @youngecmm.bsky.social in cooperation with @ishamycology.bsky.social & ASM.
Big congrats to @olivercornely.bsky.social & @rosannesprute.bsky.social for leading this tremendous team
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Big congrats to @olivercornely.bsky.social & @rosannesprute.bsky.social for leading this tremendous team
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted
Candidiasis World Guidelines of the ECMM
in cooperation with @ishamycology.bsky.social and @asm.org. A privilege to participate in the elaboration of this fundamental guide led by @olivercornely.bsky.social and @rosannesprute.bsky.social. Author Link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
in cooperation with @ishamycology.bsky.social and @asm.org. A privilege to participate in the elaboration of this fundamental guide led by @olivercornely.bsky.social and @rosannesprute.bsky.social. Author Link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
February 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Candidiasis World Guidelines of the ECMM
in cooperation with @ishamycology.bsky.social and @asm.org. A privilege to participate in the elaboration of this fundamental guide led by @olivercornely.bsky.social and @rosannesprute.bsky.social. Author Link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
in cooperation with @ishamycology.bsky.social and @asm.org. A privilege to participate in the elaboration of this fundamental guide led by @olivercornely.bsky.social and @rosannesprute.bsky.social. Author Link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
Reposted
🌍 New Global Guideline for #Candida Infections 🌍
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FungalInfections #Healthcare
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FungalInfections #Healthcare
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM
Candida species are the predominant cause of fungal infections in patients treated
in hospital, contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality. Candidaemia and
other forms of invasive candidias...
www.thelancet.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🌍 New Global Guideline for #Candida Infections 🌍
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FungalInfections #Healthcare
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #FungalInfections #Healthcare
Reposted
🔬 Are you interested in fluorescence microscopy of fungal pathogens/pathogenesis?
Mycology Bioimaging Intiaitive @mrccmm.bsky.social is thrillied to announce it's first workshop in CapeTown for #African scientists (w/AfricaMicroscopyInitiative)
Please disseminate!
forms.office.com/e/gcpvytvyuz
Mycology Bioimaging Intiaitive @mrccmm.bsky.social is thrillied to announce it's first workshop in CapeTown for #African scientists (w/AfricaMicroscopyInitiative)
Please disseminate!
forms.office.com/e/gcpvytvyuz
January 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🔬 Are you interested in fluorescence microscopy of fungal pathogens/pathogenesis?
Mycology Bioimaging Intiaitive @mrccmm.bsky.social is thrillied to announce it's first workshop in CapeTown for #African scientists (w/AfricaMicroscopyInitiative)
Please disseminate!
forms.office.com/e/gcpvytvyuz
Mycology Bioimaging Intiaitive @mrccmm.bsky.social is thrillied to announce it's first workshop in CapeTown for #African scientists (w/AfricaMicroscopyInitiative)
Please disseminate!
forms.office.com/e/gcpvytvyuz
Reposted
Some Editors picks from @microbiologysociety.org MGen this week.
Exploring SNP filtering strategies: the influence of strict vs soft core
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Exploring SNP filtering strategies: the influence of strict vs soft core
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Exploring SNP filtering strategies: the influence of strict vs soft core
Phylogenetic analyses are crucial for understanding microbial evolution and infectious disease transmission. Bacterial phylogenies are often inferred from SNP alignments, with SNPs as the fundamental ...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
January 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Some Editors picks from @microbiologysociety.org MGen this week.
Exploring SNP filtering strategies: the influence of strict vs soft core
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Exploring SNP filtering strategies: the influence of strict vs soft core
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Reposted
Very nice commentary by my colleague @dtangestani.bsky.social and Shmuel Shoham about the antifungal prophylaxis against Coccidioidomycosis in SOT. #TxID #IDSky #MedMyc
Antifungal Prophylaxis for Coccidioidomycosis: How Long Is... : Transplantation
An abstract is unavailable.
journals.lww.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Very nice commentary by my colleague @dtangestani.bsky.social and Shmuel Shoham about the antifungal prophylaxis against Coccidioidomycosis in SOT. #TxID #IDSky #MedMyc
Reposted
The Diagnosis of Mucormycosis by PCR: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Lottie Brown et al for @ishamycology.bsky.social Fungal PCR Initiative
Sn/Sp of Mucorales PCR on different samples:
Tissue 89%/87%
FFPE 71%/99%
BALF 97%/96%
Blood 81%/96%
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #MedMycoSky #IDSky
Lottie Brown et al for @ishamycology.bsky.social Fungal PCR Initiative
Sn/Sp of Mucorales PCR on different samples:
Tissue 89%/87%
FFPE 71%/99%
BALF 97%/96%
Blood 81%/96%
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #MedMycoSky #IDSky
January 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Diagnosis of Mucormycosis by PCR: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Lottie Brown et al for @ishamycology.bsky.social Fungal PCR Initiative
Sn/Sp of Mucorales PCR on different samples:
Tissue 89%/87%
FFPE 71%/99%
BALF 97%/96%
Blood 81%/96%
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #MedMycoSky #IDSky
Lottie Brown et al for @ishamycology.bsky.social Fungal PCR Initiative
Sn/Sp of Mucorales PCR on different samples:
Tissue 89%/87%
FFPE 71%/99%
BALF 97%/96%
Blood 81%/96%
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #MedMycoSky #IDSky
Reposted
Emerging #Sporothrix brasiliensis is fueling a cat-transmitted sporotrichosis #outbreak in Northeast Brazil. Over 1,100 cases identified in Recife's metro region (2016-2021), with zoonotic transmission linked to Rio de Janeiro strains.
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PublicHealth #Zoonoses
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PublicHealth #Zoonoses
Emerging Cases of Cat-Transmitted Sporotrichosis Driven by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Northeast Brazil - Mycopathologia
Cat-transmitted sporotrichosis is caused by the emerging fungal pathogen Sporothrix brasiliensis and constitutes a significant public health issue that affects people living in resource-poor urban cen...
link.springer.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Emerging #Sporothrix brasiliensis is fueling a cat-transmitted sporotrichosis #outbreak in Northeast Brazil. Over 1,100 cases identified in Recife's metro region (2016-2021), with zoonotic transmission linked to Rio de Janeiro strains.
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PublicHealth #Zoonoses
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PublicHealth #Zoonoses
Reposted
De novo genome assembly and comparative genome analysis of the novel human fungal pathogen Trichosporon austroamericanum type-strain CBS 17435 @westerdijkinst.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @agenciafapesp.bsky.social Preprint at Research Square via doi.org/10.21203/rs....
De novo genome assembly and comparative genome analysis of the novel human fungal pathogen Trichosporon austroamericanum type-strain CBS 17435
Trichosporon austroamericanum is a recently described species recognized for its emerging clinical significance in invasive trichosporonosis. In this study, we present the nanopore long-read-based de ...
doi.org
January 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
De novo genome assembly and comparative genome analysis of the novel human fungal pathogen Trichosporon austroamericanum type-strain CBS 17435 @westerdijkinst.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @agenciafapesp.bsky.social Preprint at Research Square via doi.org/10.21203/rs....
Reposted
What is antifungal resistance and why is it important 🤔?
@fhagen.bsky.social was interviewed by NTR Focus.
Here, he discusses:
⭐ The importance of the mycological research at Westerdijk Institute
⭐Why is antifungal resistance a problem?
Interview available on NPO2 on the 20th of February at 20:50
@fhagen.bsky.social was interviewed by NTR Focus.
Here, he discusses:
⭐ The importance of the mycological research at Westerdijk Institute
⭐Why is antifungal resistance a problem?
Interview available on NPO2 on the 20th of February at 20:50
January 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What is antifungal resistance and why is it important 🤔?
@fhagen.bsky.social was interviewed by NTR Focus.
Here, he discusses:
⭐ The importance of the mycological research at Westerdijk Institute
⭐Why is antifungal resistance a problem?
Interview available on NPO2 on the 20th of February at 20:50
@fhagen.bsky.social was interviewed by NTR Focus.
Here, he discusses:
⭐ The importance of the mycological research at Westerdijk Institute
⭐Why is antifungal resistance a problem?
Interview available on NPO2 on the 20th of February at 20:50