Diagnosis of invasive fungal infections: challenges and recent developments

W Fang, J Wu, M Cheng, X Zhu, M Du, C Chen… - Journal of biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Background The global burden of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has shown an upsurge in
recent years due to the higher load of immunocompromised patients suffering from various …

Magnetite nanoparticles and essential oils systems for advanced antibacterial therapies

AD Mihai, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Essential oils (EOs) have attracted considerable interest in the past few years, with
increasing evidence of their antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and insecticidal effects …

Facile green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles with potential synergistic activity with common antifungal agents against multidrug-resistant candidal strains

MT Yassin, AAF Mostafa, AA Al-Askar, FO Al-Otibi - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The high incidence of fungal resistance to antifungal drugs represents a global concern,
contributing to high levels of morbidity and mortality, especially among …

Prevalence, species distribution and antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans causing vaginal discharge among symptomatic non-pregnant women of …

DN Anh, DN Hung, TV Tien, VN Dinh, VT Son… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Vaginal candidiasis is frequent in women of reproductive age. Accurate
identification Candida provides helpful information for successful therapy and epidemiology …

Synergistic anticandidal activities of greenly synthesized ZnO nanomaterials with commercial antifungal agents against candidal infections

MT Yassin, AM Elgorban, AA Al-Askar, EN Sholkamy… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The high occurrence of mycological resistance to conventional antifungal agents results in
significant illness and death rates among immunodeficient patients. In addition, the …

Development of probiotic loaded multilayer microcapsules incorporated into dissolving microneedles for potential improvement treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis …

CK Enggi, S Sulistiawati, S Stephanie… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a vaginal infection caused by abnormal growth of
Candida sp., especially Candida albicans, in the vaginal mucosa. A shift in vaginal …

Emerging status of multidrug-resistant bacteria and fungi in the arabian peninsula

JF Borgio, AS Rasdan, B Sonbol, G Alhamid… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The incidence and develo** status of multidrug-resistant bacteria and
fungi, as well as their related mortality, is reviewed by a systematic published literature …

Epidemiology, risk factors and antimicrobial profile of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC): A study among women in the central region of Saudi Arabia

D Venugopal, K Husain, SA Mustafa… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Candida spp. is a fungal resident of the normal microbiota of gastrointestinal
tract, reproductive mucosa and oral cavity. Hence, a majority of the healthy population may …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactivity of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & LM Perry extracts as potential antimicrobial and anticancer agents

MT Yassin, AA Al-Askar, AAF Mostafa… - Journal of King Saud …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Cancer is the most common cause of death every year. Moreover, high incidence
of bacterial resistance to the most frequently used antibiotics contributes a significant death …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical analysis, antiproliferative and antifungal activities of different Syzygium aromaticum solvent extracts

AAF Mostafa, MT Yassin, AA Al–Askar… - Journal of King Saud …, 2023 - Elsevier
The outbreaks of fungal resistance to the different antifungal agents represent a public
health problem resulting in a significant morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, chemotherapy …