[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of biological activity of natural compounds: current trends and methods

C Barba-Ostria, SE Carrera-Pacheco… - Molecules, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Natural compounds have diverse structures and are present in different forms of life.
Metabolites such as tannins, anthocyanins, and alkaloids, among others, serve as a defense …

Progress in antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida spp. by use of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution methods, 2010 to 2012

MA Pfaller, DJ Diekema - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2012‏ - journals.asm.org
Antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida has been standardized and refined and now may
play a useful role in managing Candida infections. Important new developments include …

ESCMID* guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: diagnostic procedures

M Cuenca‐Estrella, PE Verweij… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 7): 9–18 Abstract As the mortality associated with
invasive Candida infections remains high, it is important to make optimal use of available …

EUCAST technical note on the EUCAST definitive document EDef 7.2: method for the determination of broth dilution minimum inhibitory concentrations of antifungal …

MC Arendrup, M Cuenca‐Estrella… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18: E246–E247 Abstract The European Committee on
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing‐Subcommittee on Antifungal Susceptibility Testing …

Diagnosis and management of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected adults

TC McHale, DR Boulware, J Kasibante… - Clinical microbiology …, 2023‏ - journals.asm.org
Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, especially in
people with advanced HIV disease. Cryptococcal meningitis is responsible for nearly 20% of …

[HTML][HTML] Population genomics shows no distinction between pathogenic Candida krusei and environmental Pichia kudriavzevii: one species, four names

AP Douglass, B Offei, S Braun-Galleani… - PLoS …, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
We investigated genomic diversity of a yeast species that is both an opportunistic pathogen
and an important industrial yeast. Under the name Candida krusei, it is responsible for about …

Echinocandin antifungal drugs in fungal infections: a comparison

SCA Chen, MA Slavin, TC Sorrell - Drugs, 2011‏ - Springer
This review compares the pharmacology, spectrum of antifungal activity, pharmacokinetic
and pharmacodynamic properties, safety and clinical efficacy of the three licensed …

Age and gender affect the composition of fungal population of the human gastrointestinal tract

F Strati, M Di Paola, I Stefanini, D Albanese… - Frontiers in …, 2016‏ - frontiersin.org
The fungal component of the human gut microbiota has been neglected for long time due to
the low relative abundance of fungi with respect to bacteria, and only recently few reports …

Recent exposure to caspofungin or fluconazole influences the epidemiology of candidemia: a prospective multicenter study involving 2,441 patients

O Lortholary, M Desnos-Ollivier, K Sitbon… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2011‏ - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT A prospective multicenter surveillance program on yeast bloodstream infections
was implemented in the Paris, France, area without restrictions on ward of hospitalization …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and predictive factors for early and late mortality in Candida bloodstream infections: a population-based surveillance in Spain

M Puig-Asensio, B Padilla, J Garnacho-Montero… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A prospective, multicentre, population-based surveillance programme for Candida
bloodstream infections was implemented in five metropolitan areas of Spain to determine its …