JSMM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Rare Fungal Infections

Abstract

　The Japanese Society of Medical Mycoses (JSMM) has issued guidelines regarding the diagnosis and management of candidiasis, aspergillosis, and cryptococcosis in 2013, 2015, and 2019, respectively, and published the updated guidelines for the management and diagnosis of candidiasis in 2021. JSMM is presently preparing new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of rare fungal infections, including mucormycosis, trichosporonosis, fusariosis, scedosporonosis, imported mycoses (histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, and penicilliosis), candidiasis caused by Candida auris, and endogenous endophthalmitis resulting from mold infections. To obtain new evidence, a working group has attempted to conduct a systematic literature review pertaining to six clinical questions (CQs).