Fungal infections are neglected by social and political communities. However, they affect more than a billion people, resulting in approximately 11·5 million life-threatening infections and more than 1·5 million deaths annually.^1,2 There have been enormous advances in fungal diagnostics and antifungal drug development over the past 20 years, but most of the world's population has not yet benefited from these advances. The Lancet Infectious Diseases Fungal Infections Series brings readers up to date on fungal infections and addresses how fungal infection management can be integrated into health systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

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每个人都应该能够从严重的真菌感染中恢复过来

真菌感染被社会和政治团体所忽视。但是，它们影响了十亿多人，每年导致约11·500万例威胁生命的感染和超过150万例死亡。^1,2在过去的20年中，真菌诊断和抗真菌药物的开发取得了巨大的进步，但是世界上大多数人尚未从这些进步中受益。《柳叶刀传染病真菌感染》系列为读者提供了有关真菌感染的最新信息，并探讨了真菌感染管理如何可以整合到低收入和中等收入国家（LMIC）的卫生系统中。