Novel antifungals and treatment approaches to tackle resistance and improve outcomes of invasive fungal disease

M Hoenigl, A Arastehfar, MC Arendrup… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Fungal infections are on the rise, driven by a growing population at risk and climate change.
Currently available antifungals include only five classes, and their utility and efficacy in …

Fungal endocarditis: pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management

GR Thompson III, JD Jenks, JW Baddley… - Clinical microbiology …, 2023 - journals.asm.org
Fungal endocarditis accounts for 1% to 3% of all infective endocarditis cases, is associated
with high morbidity and mortality (> 70%), and presents numerous challenges during clinical …

The pathobiology of human fungal infections

GD Brown, ER Ballou, S Bates, EM Bignell… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Human fungal infections are a historically neglected area of disease research, yet they
cause more than 1.5 million deaths every year. Our understanding of the pathophysiology of …

Human sporotrichosis: recommendations from the Brazilian Society of Dermatology for the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic management

R Orofino-Costa, DFS Freitas… - Anais brasileiros de …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Background: The increase in the zoonotic epidemic of sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix
brasiliensis, which started in the late 1990s in Rio de Janeiro and is now found in almost all …

[HTML][HTML] The current state of laboratory mycology in Asia/Pacific: a survey from the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) and International Society for …

J Salmanton-García, WY Au, M Hoenigl… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction: Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in Asia/Pacific are a particular threat to
patients with malignancies, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or undiagnosed/untreated human …

Social determinants of health as drivers of fungal disease

JD Jenks, J Prattes, S Wurster, R Sprute, D Seidel… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Disparities in social determinants of health (SDOH) play a significant role in causing health
inequities globally. The physical environment, including housing and workplace …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance for coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis—United States, 2019

DJ Smith - MMWR. Surveillance Summaries, 2022 - cdc.gov
Abstract Problem/Condition: Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis are
underdiagnosed fungal diseases that often mimic bacterial or viral pneumonia and can …

[HTML][HTML] Paracoccidioidomycosis: what we know and what is new in epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment

PM Peçanha, PM Peçanha-Pietrobom… - Journal of fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis endemic to Latin America caused by
thermodimorphic fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides. In the last two decades, enhanced …

An update on current and novel molecular diagnostics for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections

JD Jenks, PL White, SE Kidd, T Goshia… - Expert review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Invasive fungal infections cause millions of infections annually, but diagnosis
remains challenging. There is an increased need for low-cost, easy to use, highly sensitive …