Recent research findings have reported that poor diagnosis of fungal disease, worldwide, causes overuse of antibiotics resulting in increased resistance to antimicrobial drugs. According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. Therefore, understanding and investigating the underlying fungal infections is necessary to reduce drug resistance.
The study also mentioned that several inexpensive and rapid diagnostic tests are available for important fungal infections but are not being widely used. Inaccurate diagnosis of fungal sepsis in hospitals and intensive care units results in the inappropriate use of broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs in patients with invasive candidiasis, fungal infections caused by yeasts. Fungal asthma is often misdiagnosed as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and treated with antibacterial…
