The Candida pathogenic species complex

SA Turner, G Butler - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Candida species are the most common causes of fungal infection. Approximately 90% of
infections are caused by five species: Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida …

Epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in children

ZD Pana, E Roilides, A Warris, AH Groll… - Journal of the Pediatric …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Considerable progress has been made in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of
pediatric patients with invasive fungal disease (IFD). The reported decreasing trend in the …

The Candida Genome Database (CGD): incorporation of Assembly 22, systematic identifiers and visualization of high throughput sequencing data

MS Skrzypek, J Binkley, G Binkley… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Candida Genome Database (CGD, http://www. candidagenome. org/) is a
freely available online resource that provides gene, protein and sequence information for …

Antifungal Activity and Mechanism of Action of Different Parts of Myrtus communis Growing in Saudi Arabia against Candida Spp.

AA Alyousef - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Discovering new antifungal drugs from natural products is a key target for the treatment of
infections, such as candidiasis and other Candida-related infections. As current therapeutic …

Hybridization and emergence of virulence in opportunistic human yeast pathogens

V Mixão, T Gabaldón - Yeast, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridization between different species can result in the emergence of new lineages and
adaptive phenotypes. Occasionally, hybridization in fungal organisms can drive the …

Multiple Origins of the Pathogenic Yeast Candida orthopsilosis by Separate Hybridizations between Two Parental Species

MS Schröder, K Martinez de San Vicente… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Mating between different species produces hybrids that are usually asexual and stuck as
diploids, but can also lead to the formation of new species. Here, we report the genome …

Distribution of clinical isolates of Candida spp. and antifungal susceptibility of high biofilm-forming Candida isolates

G Sahal, IS Bilkay - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: The increase in the incidence of fungal infections, especially those caused
by Candida albicans and other Candida species, necessitates the understanding and …

Fluconazole prophylaxis against invasive candidiasis in very low and extremely low birth weight preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MR Anaraki, M Nouri-Vaskeh… - Clinical and …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Evidence shows that fluconazole prophylaxis is an effective treatment against
invasive fungal infections in preterm neonates, however, the most efficient schedule of …

Fluconazole doses used for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infection in neonatal intensive care units: a network meta-analysis

LP Leonart, FS Tonin, VL Ferreira… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the safety and efficacy of different doses of fluconazole used for
invasive prophylaxis of fungal infection in neonates. Study design A systematic search was …

Candida parapsilosis secreted lipase as an important virulence factor

R Toth, A Toth, C Vagvolgyi… - Current Protein and …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
The prevalence of Candida parapsilosis, an opportunistic human pathogenic fungal species,
is increasing at an alarming rate in the hospital environment. Patients at risk for C …