Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, antibiotic resistance was listed as the major global
health care priority. Some analyses, including the O'Neill report, have predicted that deaths …

Highlights•Few classes of antifungal drugs currently exist to treat fungal infections.•Infections
caused by Candida biofilms can be resistant to known antifungal drugs.•Growth in the …

Cryptococcus spp., in particular Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, have an
enormous impact on human health worldwide. The global burden of cryptococcal meningitis …

Background Emerging fungal pathogens pose important threats to global public health. The
World Health Organization has responded to the rising threat of traditionally neglected …

Porous organic polymers have received considerable attention in recent years because of
their applicability as biomaterials. In particular, their hierarchical pore structures, variable …

Molecular therapeutics are limited for Candida vaginitis because they damage normal cells
and tissues of vagina, aggravating the imbalance of vaginal microbiota and increasing the …

Sporotrichosis, a human and animal disease caused by Sporothrix species, is the most
important implantation mycosis worldwide. Sporothrix taxonomy has improved in recent …

Highlights What are the main findings? Mechanisms by which nanoparticles exert their
damage on fungi were described. Transcriptomic studies regarding exposure to …

The fungus Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that can exploit imbalances in
microbiome composition to invade its human host, causing pathologies ranging from vaginal …

Cationic photosensitizers have good binding ability with negatively charged bacteria and
fungi, exhibiting broad applications potential in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) …