State-of-the-Art Review: Managing Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), especially in its recurrent form, significantly impacts women's health. This review explores its pathophysiology, risk fact

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Paper alert! 🔥🌏. Editors Choice. One of the most prevalent infections in women worldwide!

Dr Riina Richardson has been elected President of the British Society for Medical Mycology. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

“This is an incredible opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, advocate for our field, unite researchers... and raise public awareness.”

Well done, Riina!

#Medsky🧪#IDsky #Microsky #publichealth @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social British Society for Medical #Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update
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British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update The fungal diagnostic landscape is evolving; whereas previously, traditional culture-based methods dominated, most invasive fungal disease is now diagnosed with non-culture-based tests, including dire...

New Review

British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update

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British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update The fungal diagnostic landscape is evolving; whereas previously, traditional culture-based methods dominated, most invasive fungal disease is now diag…

Updated best practice guidelines for the diagnosis of serious fungal disease from the British Society for Medical Mycology now available:

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Abstracts, Clinical Conundrums and FungArt for the Fungal Update conference in London (March 2026) are all now open for submission: mycologyconference.co.uk/abstracts/

Another great British Society for Medical Mycology meeting👌 Thanks to all @forestcita.bsky.social Stefan Bidula Isabelle Storer Georgie Middleton for organising

Saying goodbye as my role as Early Career Representative🙋‍♂️but saying Hello as my new elected role as Treasurer Elect 💷

NEW EPISODE!

This week Callum takes the boldest step yet in improving the podcast: getting rid of Jame!

Join Callum & Alyssa this week as they Migrate the Marvellous Mountains of Minutiae on Moulds, (di)Morphs, Many yeasts and Mycology in general!

#IDsky

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Your wish is our command!

In this week’s episode, Alyssa & Callum discuss the essentials of fungal diagnostics with Professor Malcolm Richardson.

Half of them anyway. It’s a 2-parter. See you next week!

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#IDSky #microsky

108. The yeasts: Candida part 1, overview and superficial candidiasis Podcast Episode · ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists · 12/05/2025 · 45m

IT’S CANDIDA MONTH!!!*

Today Callum & Alyssa discuss the Candida genus (or is it 17 Genuses/Genii/whatever), from epidemiology to treatment.

Superficial this week, invasive next week!

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*On our podcast, nowhere else

#IDSky #microsky #fungi

110. The yeasts: Candida part 3, C. auris and Candida resistance Podcast Episode · ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists · 26/05/2025 · 55m

Callum and Alyssa are BACK! With. Candida-do attitude, they round off our Candida mini series by discussing C.auris, and Candida resistance mechanisms.

Wear clean underwear.

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#IDSky #microsky #yeasts #theYeastyBoys #breakingthemould

116 The yeasts: Malassezia, Rhodotorula, Trichosporon, Saccharomyces Podcast Episode · ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists · 04/08/2025 · 37m

THE YEASTY BOYZ* ARE BACK!

Callum and Alyssa wrap up the yeasts by discussing the rare ones:

Malassezia!
Rhodotorula!
Trichosporon!
Saccharomyces!
CRAP PUNS GALORE!

THIS POD HAS IT ALL!!

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*Girlz can be Boyz too

Registration is still open. Interested in medical mycology? Come and join us. All info about our society and our meeting on the BSMM website: bsmm.org

🌍 Fungal Care Gaps: Brazil vs. Europe 🇧🇷➡️🇪🇺

Fungal infections are a global challenge with uneven access to diagnostic and treatment. Europe has more labs, better tests, and antifungal access, while Brazil faces greater threats from Cryptococcus and Histoplasma.

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Congratulations!

Diagnostic algorithm

Treatment algorithm

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

Reposting with algorithms

🔓🔗: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Much needed; many thanks to the authors for putting these guidelines together!

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...

New Candida guidelines, a most waited one, a tour de force from a global effort led by @olivercornely.bsky.social and @rosannesprute.bsky.social Proud to have contributed to it and be witness of this effort @mrccmm.bsky.social 🔥 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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...

🌍 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
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Fungal biofilms in human health and disease Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 05 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01147-0Fungal biofilms encompass a wide range of diseases with increasing clinical impact. In this Review, Ramage et al. discuss the clinical importance of fungal…

New online! Fungal biofilms in human health and disease