During recent decades, the emergence of pathogenic fungi has posed an increasing public
health threat, particularly given the limited number of antifungal drugs available to treat …

Human fungal infections are a historically neglected area of disease research, yet they
cause more than 1.5 million deaths every year. Our understanding of the pathophysiology of …

Candida auris has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a critical
priority pathogen on its latest list of fungi. C. auris infections are reported in the bloodstream …

Candida auris recently emerged as an urgent public health threat, causing outbreaks of
invasive infections in healthcare settings throughout the world. This fungal pathogen persists …

An important host defence mechanism against pathogens is intracellular killing, which is
achieved through phagocytosis, a cellular process for engulfing and neutralizing …

Candida auris poses a serious threat to infection control and patient care since it can
produce invasive infections that have a high fatality rate, has been linked to outbreaks in …

The pathogenic yeast Candida auris represents a global threat of the utmost clinical
relevance. This emerging fungal species is remarkable in its resistance to commonly used …

Fungal primary pathogenicity on vertebrates is here described as a deliberate strategy
where the host plays a role in increasing the species' fitness. Opportunism is defined as the …

Fungal infections present a significant global public health concern, impacting over 1 billion
individuals worldwide and resulting in more than 3 million deaths annually. Despite …

The ability to overcome metabolic stress is a major determinant of outcomes during
infections. Pathogens face nutrient and oxygen deprivation in host niches and during their …