The Hidden Cost of Modern Medical Interventions: How Medical Advances Have Shaped the Prevalence of Human Fungal Disease

Life expectancy in the West is the highest it has ever been, due to the introduction of better hygiene practices and sophisticated medical interventions for cancer, autoimmunity and infectious disease. With these modern advances, a rise in the prevalence of opportunistic infections has also been obs...

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Main Authors: Callum Clark, Rebecca A. Drummond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/8/2/45