Achan Beatrice, Musinguzi Benson, Itabangi Herbert, Sande Obondo James, Meya David B
Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muni University, Arua, Uganda.
IJID Reg. 2025 Jan 2;14:100562. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100562. eCollection 2025 Mar.
Postgraduate medical mycology research may also be affected by funding. This study reports the positive impact of funding on postgraduate medical mycology research at Makerere University, Uganda.
This retrospective study was conducted on postgraduate medical microbiology dissertation topics from 2023 to 2024 using data collected between September and November 2024.
A total of N = 60 postgraduate medical microbiology dissertations were analyzed for medical mycology topics, of which a total of 18 (30%) focused on medical mycology. The percentage of dissertations centered on medical mycology increased from 16% (four of 25) in 2023 to 40% (14 of 35) in 2024. Cryptococcal meningitis is the most studied fungal disease (35.7%) (five) in 2024. Notably, molecular-based polymerase chain reaction (50%, two) and semi-automated culture (35.7%, five) were the most commonly used laboratory methods in 2023 and 2024. There were 75% (four) and 71.4% (14) timely completions of the postgraduate students, and the Makerere University Fungal Group was formed to promote the "buddy system of learning" among the postgraduate medical mycology students.
There has been an increase in medical mycology research among postgraduate medical microbiology students at Makerere University, Uganda, which is attributable to increased funding.
医学真菌学研究生研究也可能受到资金的影响。本研究报告了资金对乌干达马凯雷雷大学医学真菌学研究生研究的积极影响。
本回顾性研究使用2024年9月至11月收集的数据，对2023年至2024年的医学微生物学研究生论文题目进行了研究。
共分析了60篇医学微生物学研究生论文的医学真菌学题目，其中共有18篇（30%）专注于医学真菌学。以医学真菌学为中心的论文比例从2023年的16%（25篇中的4篇）增加到2024年的40%（35篇中的14篇）。隐球菌性脑膜炎是2024年研究最多的真菌疾病（35.7%，5篇）。值得注意的是，基于分子的聚合酶链反应（50%，2篇）和半自动培养（35.7%，5篇）是2023年和2024年最常用的实验室方法。研究生的按时完成率分别为75%（4人）和71.4%（14人），并成立了马凯雷雷大学真菌小组，以促进医学真菌学研究生之间的“学习伙伴系统”。
乌干达马凯雷雷大学医学微生物学研究生中医学真菌学研究有所增加，这归因于资金的增加。
