Table 1 Estimated burden of fungal diseases in Zimbabwe.

From: Determining the burden of fungal infections in Zimbabwe

Number of Infections per underlying disorder per year

Infection

None

HIV/AIDS

Respiratory disease

Cancer

Critical care + surgery

Totals

Burden

Rate/100,000

Cryptococcal meningitis

 

6086

   

6086

I

41

Pneumocystis pneumonia

 

9429

   

9429

I

63

Invasive aspergillosis

 

800

19

46

1582

2448

I

16

CPA

  

6182

  

6182

P

42

ABPA

  

14,892

  

14,892

P

100

SAFS

  

19,657

  

19,657

P

132

Candidaemia

   

520

223

743

I

5.0

Candida peritonitis

    

111

111

I

0.8

Oral candidiasis

 

77,143

   

77,143

I

519

Oesophageal candidiasis

 

63,571

   

63,571

I

427

RVVC (≥ 4x/year)

203,585

    

203,585

P

2739a

Mucormycosis

   

30

 

30

I

0.2

Histoplasmosis

 

57

   

57

I

0.4

Fungal keratitis

2081

    

2081

I

14

Tinea capitis

1,806,700

    

1,806,700

P

12,156

Total burden estimated

2,012,366

157,086

40,750

596

1916

2,212,715

 

16,255.4

  1. I Incidence; P Prevalence; ABPA Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; SAFS Severe asthma with fungal sensitisation; CPA Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis; RVVC Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
  2. aRate among all females.
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