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dc.contributor.authorNordøy, Ingvild
dc.contributor.authorHesstvedt, Liv
dc.contributor.authorAndersen, Cecilie Torp
dc.contributor.authorMylvaganam, Haima
dc.contributor.authorKols, Nicola Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorFalch, Birgit Margrethe
dc.contributor.authorTofteland, Ståle
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Fredrik
dc.contributor.authorDenning, David W.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-21T08:19:15Z
dc.date.available2019-02-21T08:19:15Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-21
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to examine the burden of fungal disease in Norway, contributing to a worldwide effort to improve awareness of the needs for better diagnosis and treatment of such infections. We used national registers and actual data from the Departments of Microbiology from 2015 and estimated the incidence and/or prevalence of superficial, allergic and invasive fungal disease using published reports on specific populations at risk. One in 6 Norwegians suffered from fungal disease: Superficial skin infections (14.3%: 745,600) and recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in fertile women (6%: 43,123) were estimated to be the most frequent infections. Allergic fungal lung disease was estimated in 17,755 patients (341/100,000). <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> was diagnosed in 262 patients (5/100,000), invasive candidiasis in 400 patients (7.7/100,000), invasive aspergillosis in 278 patients (5.3/100,000) and mucormycosis in 7 patients (0.1/100,000). Particular fungal infections from certain geographic areas were not observed. Overall, 1.79% of the population was estimated to be affected by serious fungal infections in Norway in 2015. Even though estimates for invasive infections are small, the gravity of such infections combined with expected demographic changes in the future emphasizes the need for better epidemiological data. View Full-Texten_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4010029> https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4010029</a>. Licensed <a href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/> CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.</a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationNordøy, I., Hesstvedt, L., Andersen, C.T., Mylvaganam, H., Kols, N.I., Falch, B.M., ... Denning, D.W. (2018). An Estimate of the Burden of Fungal Disease in Norway. <i>Journal of fungi, 4</i>(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4010029en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1639308
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jof4010029
dc.identifier.issn2309-608X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/14735
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of fungi (JoF)
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical, dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical immunology: 716en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske, odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk immunologi: 716en_US
dc.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectfungal burdenen_US
dc.subjectallergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)en_US
dc.subjectsevere asthma with fungal sensitization (SAFS)en_US
dc.subjectPneumocystisen_US
dc.subjectCandidaen_US
dc.subjectaspergillosisen_US
dc.subjectmucoralesen_US
dc.subjectNorwayen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Epidemiology medical and dental statistics: 803en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Epidemiologi medisinsk og odontologisk statistikk: 803en_US
dc.titleAn Estimate of the Burden of Fungal Disease in Norwayen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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