Management and outcome of intracranial fungal infections in children and adults in Africa: a scoping review.

Berjo Dongmo TakoutsingSetthasorn Zhi Yang OoiChinedu EguConor S GillespieDavid Ulrich DalleJoshua ErhaborAna Catinca CiuculeteÖzgür KesiciAhmed K AwadYao Christian Hugues DokponouMehdi KhanChibuikem A IkwuegbuenyiOlaoluwa Ezekiel DadaSoham BandyopadhyayNourou Dine Adeniran Bankole

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2024)

Most IcFIs occurred in immunosuppressed individuals, and despite the new diagnostic techniques, CSF culture was mostly used in Africa. Antifungals regimens used was similar between children and adults. The outcome of IcFIs in Africa was poor for both paediatric and adult patients.

Keyphrases

young adults
emergency department
intensive care unit
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography