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 …

First described in 2009 in Japan, the emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida
auris is becoming a worldwide public health threat that has been attracting considerable …

Background: Candida auris is an emerging fungal threat that has been spreading in the
United States since it was first reported in 2016. Objective: To describe recent changes in …

Fungal diseases kill more than 1.5 million and affect over a billion people. However, they are
still a neglected topic by public health authorities even though most deaths from fungal …

Background Recently there has been an increase in Candida infections worldwide. A
handful of species in the genus Candida are opportunistic pathogens and have been known …

Background The emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris poses a serious threat to global
public health due to its worldwide distribution, multidrug resistance, high transmissibility …

The emerging pathogen Candida auris has been associated with nosocomial outbreaks on
five continents. Genetic analysis indicates the simultaneous emergence of separate clades …

Invasive Candida infections remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality, especially
in hospitalized and immunocompromised or critically ill patients. A limited number of …

Candida auris has emerged globally as a multidrug-resistant yeast that can spread via
nosocomial transmission. An initial phylogenetic study of isolates from Japan, India …

Candidiasis, which includes both superficial infections and invasive disease, is the most
common cause of fungal infection worldwide. Candida bloodstream infections (BSI) cause …