Mycetoma - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年1月14日 · Mycetoma can be caused by different species of bacteria or fungi. Mycetoma occurs in tropical and subtropical environments characterized by short rainy seasons and prolonged dry seasons that favour the growth of thorny bushes. Global burden is unknown, but the disease is endemic in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and other deep mycoses
2023年3月23日 · Mycetoma was described in the modern literature in 1694 but was first reported in the mid-19th century in the Indian town of Madura, and hence was initially called Madura foot. Mycetoma commonly affects young adults, particularly males aged between 20 and 40 years, mostly in developing countries.
Mycetoma: WHO calls for development of better prevention tools …
2018年10月15日 · The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for more focus on research to improve current tools and medicines to effectively prevent and treat mycetoma – a chronic disease of the foot that affects poor people, mainly manual workers, labourers and herdsmen. During a high-level visit to the Mycetoma Research Centre (MRC) in …
Global conference calls for action to prevent suffering and …
2019年2月15日 · Setting goals and milestones. Following the recognition of mycetoma as a neglected tropical disease by the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly in 2016 through the adoption of resolution WHA 69.21, global measures have been initiated, including an assessment of current policies and practices in 164 countries, a global consultation to identify priority areas of work …
TPP: For mycetoma diagnosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年5月5日 · A rapid test for diagnosis of mycetoma at primary health-care level Intended use Minimum/Acceptable: An in vitro laboratory-based test that detects mycetoma analyte(s) for the purpose of deciding if a mycetoma patient on treatment is free of …
Mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and other deep mycoses
Mycetoma is a chronic, progressively destructive morbid inflammatory disease usually of the foot but any part of the body can be affected. Infection is most probably acquired by traumatic inoculation of certain fungi or bacteria into the subcutaneous tissue. Mycetoma was described in the modern literature in 1694 but was first reported in the mid-19th century in the Indian town …
Supporting countries endemic for mycetoma - World Health …
2018年8月17日 · In 2016, the Sixty‐ninth World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA69.21 on addressing the burden of mycetoma. The resolution called on WHO to support countries to improve surveillance of the disease and promote research to develop better tools to diagnose and treat mycetoma. In response to this request, in 2017, WHO sent a questionnaire to all …
Results of the 2017 global WHO survey on mycetoma
2018年8月17日 · Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease characterized by invasion and destruction of skin and subcutaneous tissue by either bacteria or fungi. The clinical presentation is a combination of a painless subcutaneous mass, multiple sinuses and discharge of grains. Bone invasion is not uncommon, and, in some cases, even repeated surgery cannot control …
Public consultation: TPPs for mycetoma diagnostics
2021年10月25日 · Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous infection that causes tumorous lesions in the subcutaneous tissue. Most of the infection can be found in the feet, followed by the hands, legs and back. A characteristic of this disease is that the causative agent will organize itself in granules called grains, which can be secreted through the sinuses.The disease is divided into …
足菌肿 - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年1月14日 · 足菌肿通常是脚部的一种慢性疾病，但身体的任何部位都可受到影响。最可能的感染途径是真菌或细菌通过伤口进入皮下组织。
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