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Fungal asthma prevalence estimated for Sweden and Africa

Antifungal treatment can be useful for patients with severe asthma and fungal sensitisation, but this is limited by a lack of prevalence data. Two new papers aim to address this for Sweden (Backman et al) and 13 countries across Africa (Kwizera et al).

Published June 19, 2019
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abpa, africa, burden, fungal asthma, safs, sweden

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