SIFIC 2024 | Dr. Fan Wu: Challenges and Control of Candida auris and Babesiosis
The 20th Shanghai International Forum for Infection Control (SIFIC) and the 8th Oriental Forum on Complex Infectious Diseases (OFCID), jointly held with the Global Chinese Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (GCSCMID) Annual Meeting, successfully took place at the Shanghai International Convention Center from July 25-27, 2024. During the event, Dr. Fan Wu from Medical School of columbia University delivered in-depth presentations on "Individual Diagnosis and Treatment of Candida auris Infections and Population-Level Prevention and Control" and "Mother-to-Child Transmission of Babesiosis - A Potentially Dangerous Blood Parasitic Disease." In an interview with "Infectious Diseases Frontier," Dr. Wu further elaborated on the global threat posed by Candida auris and the challenges in controlling Babesiosis, providing new insights and directions for the field of infection control.