Antifungal drug resistance among Candida species: mechanisms and clinical impact

M Sanguinetti, B Posteraro, C Lass‐Flörl - Mycoses, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The epidemiology of Candida infections has changed in recent years. Although Candida
albicans is still the main cause of invasive candidiasis in most clinical settings, a substantial …

Candida albicans Antifungal Resistance and Tolerance in Bloodstream Infections: The Triad Yeast-Host-Antifungal

S Costa-de-Oliveira, AG Rodrigues - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans represents the most frequent isolated yeast from bloodstream infections.
Despite the remarkable progress in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, these infections …

Candida auris: Disinfectants and Implications for Infection Control

TSN Ku, CJ Walraven, SA Lee - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Candida auris is a rapidly emerging pathogen and is able to cause severe infections with
high mortality rates. It is frequently misidentified in most clinical laboratories, thus requiring …

Risk factors for health care–associated infection in hospitalized adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis

AL Rodriguez-Acelas, M de Abreu Almeida… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Health care–associated infections (HAIs) are a public health problem that
increase health care costs. This article aimed to systematically review the literature and meta …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive Candida infections in surgical patients in intensive care units: a prospective, multicentre survey initiated by the European Confederation of Medical …

L Klingspor, AM Tortorano, J Peman, B Willinger… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2015 - Elsevier
A prospective, observational, multicentre study of invasive candidosis (IC) in surgical
patients in intensive care units (ICUs) was conducted from 2006 to 2008 in 72 ICUs in 14 …

[HTML][HTML] Candida glabrata: A Lot More Than Meets the Eye

K Kumar, F Askari, MS Sahu, R Kaur - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Candida glabrata is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen that causes superficial
mucosal and life-threatening bloodstream infections in individuals with a compromised …

An alarming rise of non-albicans Candida species and uncommon yeasts in the clinical samples; a combination of various molecular techniques for identification of …

M Taei, M Chadeganipour, R Mohammadi - BMC research notes, 2019 - Springer
Objective Yeasts are unicellular microorganisms may cause systemic infection in
immunocompromised patients. The aim of this study was to identify yeast strains isolated …

Diagnosis and management of invasive candidiasis in the ICU: an updated approach to an old enemy

T Calandra, JA Roberts, M Antonelli, M Bassetti… - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
Invasive fungal infections, particularly those caused by Candida species, are not uncommon
in critically ill patients and are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality …

Cinnamaldehyde incorporated gellan/PVA electrospun nanofibers for eradicating Candida biofilm

P Mishra, P Gupta, V Pruthi - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2021 - Elsevier
Immunocompromised patients encounter fungal infections more frequently than healthy
individuals. Conventional drugs associated health risk and resistance, portrayed fungal …

Five‐year profile of candidaemia at an Indian trauma centre: High rates of Candida auris blood stream infections

P Mathur, F Hasan, PK Singh, R Malhotra, K Walia… - Mycoses, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Candidaemia is a potentially fatal infection with varied distribution of Candida species and
their antifungal susceptibility profiles. The recent emergence of Candida auris in invasive …