Abstract

In recent decades there has been a rearrangement of fungal genera and species of medical importance due to constant advances in molecular biology. Since the Amsterdam declaration in 2011, the taxonomy of two names (sexual and asexual) for each species has been aban-doned, and the first name described has also been prioritized. Since it is recommended to start using the updated names of the genera and species of yeasts and filamentous fungi, a transition is proposed using the current name, and the old one in parentheses written with lower case, in order to avoid confusion in clinician physicians already accustomed to the previous nomenclature. © 2023, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All rights reserved.