Medizinische Universität Graz - Research portal
Navigation/Search
- Researchers
- Institutions
- Projects
- Publications
- Partners
- Sponsors
- Equipment
- Knowhow
- Fields of Research
"Faces" of the day:
Selected Publication:
SHR Neuro Cancer Cardio Lipid Metab Microb
Jenks, JD; Prattes, J; Wurster, S; Sprute, R; Seidel, D; Oliverio, M; Egger, M; Del, Rio, C; Sati, H; Cornely, OA; Thompson, GR; Kontoyiannis, DP; Hoenigl, M.
Social determinants of health as drivers of fungal disease.
EClinicalMedicine. 2023; 66: 102325
Doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102325
[OPEN ACCESS]
Web of Science
PubMed
FullText
FullText_MUG
- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Hönigl Martin
- Co-authors Med Uni Graz
- Egger Matthias Florian
- Prattes Jürgen
- Altmetrics:
- Dimensions Citations:
- Plum Analytics:
- Scite (citation analytics):
- Abstract:
- Disparities in social determinants of health (SDOH) play a significant role in causing health inequities globally. The physical environment, including housing and workplace environment, can increase the prevalence and spread of fungal infections. A number of professions are associated with increased fungal infection risk and are associated with low pay, which may be linked to crowded and sub-optimal living conditions, exposure to fungal organisms, lack of access to quality health care, and risk for fungal infection. Those involved and displaced from areas of armed conflict have an increased risk of invasive fungal infections. Lastly, a number of fungal plant pathogens already threaten food security, which will become more problematic with global climate change. Taken together, disparities in SDOH are associated with increased risk for contracting fungal infections. More emphasis needs to be placed on systematic approaches to better understand the impact and reducing the health inequities associated with these disparities.
- Find related publications in this database (Keywords)
- Social determinants of health
- Fungal infections
- Working conditions
- Health care access
- Structural conflict