Management and outcomes of intracranial fungal infections in children and adults in Africa: a scoping review protocol

IntroductionThe protocol presents the methodology of a scoping review that aims to synthesise contemporary evidence on the management and outcomes of intracranial fungal infections in Africa.Methods and analysisThe scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the Arksey and O’Malley’s framewo...

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Published in:BMJ open 2023-02, Vol.13 (2), p.e065943-e065943
Main Authors: Takoutsing, Berjo Dongmo, Ooi, Setthasorn Zhi Yang, Egu, Chinedu Brian, Gillespie, Conor S, Bandyopadhyay, Soham, Dada, Olaoluwa Ezekiel, Dokponou, Yao Christian Hugues, Dalle, David Ulrich, Ciuculete, Ana Catinca, Awad, Ahmed K, Khan, Mehdi, Erhabor, Joshua, Ikwuegbuenyi, Chibuikem A, Kesici, Özgür, Bankole, Nourou Dine Adeniran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Africa - epidemiology
Brain Diseases - therapy
Child
Databases, Bibliographic
Fungal infections
Fungi
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Meningitis
MICROBIOLOGY
Mortality
Mycoses - therapy
NEUROLOGY
NEUROSURGERY
Public Health
Research Design
Review Literature as Topic
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:IntroductionThe protocol presents the methodology of a scoping review that aims to synthesise contemporary evidence on the management and outcomes of intracranial fungal infections in Africa.Methods and analysisThe scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. The research question, inclusion and exclusion criteria and search strategy were developed based on the Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome framework. A search will be conducted in electronic bibliographic databases (Medline (OVID), Embase, African Journals Online, Cochrane Library and African Index Medicus). No restrictions on language or date of publication will be made. Quantitative and qualitative data extracted from included articles will be presented through descriptive statistics and a narrative description.Ethics and disseminationThis study protocol does not require ethical approval. Findings will be reported in a peer-reviewed medical journal and presented at local, regional, national and international conferences.
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065943