Open AccessAttitudes of Australasian Clinicians and Laboratory Staff to Changing Fungal Nomenclature: Has Mycological Correctness Really Gone Mad?
Author(s) -
Sarah Kidd,
Catriona Halliday,
Elizabeth Haremza,
Dianne Gardam,
Wen Chen,
Juliet Elvy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.02377-21
Subject(s) - nomenclature , candida krusei , family medicine , harm , medicine , psychology , biology , ecology , antifungal , taxonomy (biology) , dermatology , social psychology , candida tropicalis
Recent changes in fungal species names have been contentious, eliciting heated debate on social media. Despite available recommendations on adapting to the changes, concerns include clinicians dismissing pathogens as contaminants with patient harm as a result, and disruption of the literature.