The importance of antimicrobial resistance in medical mycology

NAR Gow, C Johnson, J Berman, AT Coste… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

Treatment strategies for cryptococcal infection: challenges, advances and future outlook

KR Iyer, NM Revie, C Fu, N Robbins… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Cryptococcus spp., in particular Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, have an
enormous impact on human health worldwide. The global burden of cryptococcal meningitis …

A point prevalence survey of antimicrobial utilisation patterns and quality indices amongst hospitals in South Africa; findings and implications

PP Skosana, N Schellack, B Godman… - Expert review of anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Antimicrobial use is growing, driven mainly by rising demands in develo**
countries. Knowing how antimicrobials are prescribed is important. Consequently, we …

Flucytosine and its clinical usage

LSM Sigera, DW Denning - Therapeutic advances in …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Flucytosine is an antifungal agent first licensed in the 1970's. However, its clinical value has
long been overlooked and its availability across the globe is limited. This review highlights …

New approaches for cryptococcosis treatment

CC Spadari, F Wirth, LB Lopes, K Ishida - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic infection and a leading cause of meningitis in
patients with HIV infection. The antifungal pharmacological treatment is limited to …

Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis: time for action

KE Stott, A Loyse, JN Jarvis, M Alufandika… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis was first described over a century ago. This fungal
infection is preventable and treatable yet continues to be associated with excessive …

Reduction in mortality from HIV-related CNS infections in routine care in Africa (DREAMM): a before-and-after, implementation study

S Mfinanga, C Kanyama, C Kouanfack, S Nyirenda… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Four decades into the HIV epidemic, CNS infection remains a leading cause of
preventable HIV-related deaths in routine care. The Driving Reduced AIDS-associated …

Role of Antifungal Combinations in Difficult to Treat Candida Infections

RG Vitale - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida infections are varied and, depending on the immune status of the patient, a life-
threatening form may develop. C. albicans is the most prevalent species isolated, however …

Cryptococcosis—a systematic review to inform the world health organization fungal priority pathogens list

A Dao, HY Kim, K Garnham, S Kidd, H Sati… - Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cryptococcosis causes a high burden of disease worldwide. This systematic review
summarizes the literature on Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii infections to inform the …

Fungal-selective resorcylate aminopyrazole Hsp90 inhibitors: optimization of whole-cell anticryptococcal activity and insights into the structural origins of cryptococcal …

PT Marcyk, EV LeBlanc, DA Kuntz, A Xue… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The essential eukaryotic chaperone Hsp90 regulates the form and function of diverse client
proteins, many of which govern thermotolerance, virulence, and drug resistance in fungal …