Table 1.
Critical priority | High priority | Medium priority |
---|---|---|
Aspergillus fumigatus | Candida glabrata | Candida krusei |
Candida albicans | Candida parapsilosis | Coccidioides spp. |
Candida auris | Candida tropicalis | Cryptococcus gattii |
Cryptococcus neoformans | Eumycetoma (granulomatous *fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) | Lomentospora prolificans |
Fusarium spp. | Paracoccidioides spp. | |
Histoplasma spp. | Pneumocystis jirovecii | |
Mucorales/Mucormycosis | Scedosporium spp. | |
Talaromyces marneffei |
Adapted from: WHO fungal priority pathogens list to guide research, development and public health action. 25 October 2022 [6].
Fungal causes of eumycetoma include Madurella mycteomatis, Aspergillus spp., Nocardia spp., Fusarium spp.