Published on in Vol 12 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/48014, first published .
Investigating Metabolic and Molecular Ecological Evolution of Opportunistic Pulmonary Fungal Coinfections: Protocol for a Laboratory-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Investigating Metabolic and Molecular Ecological Evolution of Opportunistic Pulmonary Fungal Coinfections: Protocol for a Laboratory-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Investigating Metabolic and Molecular Ecological Evolution of Opportunistic Pulmonary Fungal Coinfections: Protocol for a Laboratory-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Israel Kiiza Njovu   1 ;   Pauline Petra Nalumaga   1 ;   Lucas Ampaire   2 ;   Edwin Nuwagira   3 ;   James Mwesigye   1 ;   Benson Musinguzi   4 ;   Kennedy Kassaza   1 ;   Kabanda Taseera   1 ;   James Kiguli Mukasa   5 ;   Joel Bazira   1 ;   Jacob Stanley Iramiot   6 ;   Andrew Baguma   7 ;   Felix Bongomin   8 ;   Richard Kwizera   9 ;   Beatrice Achan   10 ;   Michael J Cox   11 ;   Jason S King   12 ;   Robin May   11 ;   Elizabeth R Ballou   13 ;   Herbert Itabangi   1, 6

1 Medical Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda

2 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda

3 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda

4 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muni University, Arua, Uganda

5 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Health Sciences, Soroti University, Soroti, Uganda

6 Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Busitema University, Mbale, Uganda

7 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda

8 Department of Microbiology and immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda

9 Infectious Diseases Institute, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

10 Department of Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

11 Institute of Microbiology and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

12 School of Biosciences, Sheffield University, Sheffield, United Kingdom

13 Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Herbert Itabangi
  • Mycology Unit
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Busitema University
  • PO BOX 1460
  • Mbale
  • Uganda
  • Phone: 256 775554564
  • Email: hitabangi@gmail.com