Spatial distribution of pathogenic fungal isolates from clinical samples in Uganda: Diagnostic gaps and trends, January 2020 - May 2024

• Priscilla Atim ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: patim@uniph.go.ug

  Affiliations Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, National Institute of Public Health, Kampala Uganda, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8177-9199

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• Samuel Gidudu,

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, National Institute of Public Health, Kampala Uganda

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• Bernard Ssentalo Bagaya,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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• Andrew Kambugu,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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• Grace Najjuka,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, Kampala, Uganda

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• Atuhaire D. Winfred,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, Kampala, Uganda

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0215-2764

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• Benedict Kanamwanji,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, Kampala, Uganda

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• Esther Nabende,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, Kampala, Uganda

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• Adella Atukunda,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, Kampala, Uganda

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• Jonathan Kabazzi,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, Kampala, Uganda

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6675-1622

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• Sylvia Joyoo,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services, Kampala, Uganda

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• Hildah Tendo Nansikombi,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, National Institute of Public Health, Kampala Uganda

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• Alex Riolexus Ario

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, National Institute of Public Health, Kampala Uganda

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