Pathogenic drug resistant fungi: a review of mitigation strategies

M Garvey, NJ Rowan - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fungal pathogens cause significant human morbidity and mortality globally, where there is a
propensity to infect vulnerable people such as the immunocompromised ones. There is …

[HTML][HTML] The spectrum of pulmonary aspergillosis

A Kanj, N Abdallah, AO Soubani - Respiratory Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Notable progress has been made in the past years in the classification, diagnosis and
treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis. New criteria were proposed by the Working Group of …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive fungal disease in humans: are we aware of the real impact?

C Firacative - Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Despite the medical advances and interventions to improve the quality of life of those in
intensive care, people with cancer or severely immunocompromised or other susceptible …

Characterizing the Pathogenic, Genomic, and Chemical Traits of Aspergillus fischeri, a Close Relative of the Major Human Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

ME Mead, SL Knowles, HA Raja, SR Beattie… - Msphere, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus fischeri is closely related to Aspergillus fumigatus, the major cause of invasive
mold infections. Even though A. fischeri is commonly found in diverse environments …

Bronchiectasis and Aspergillus: How are they linked?

A De Soyza, S Aliberti - Medical mycology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Bronchiectasis is a chronic airway infection syndrome, distinct from cystic fibrosis that is
rising in prevalence and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It can be …

The Emergence of Rare Clinical Aspergillus Species in Qatar: Molecular Characterization and Antifungal Susceptibility Profiles

H Salah, M Lackner, J Houbraken, B Theelen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Aspergillus are ubiquitous mold species that infect immunocompetent and
immunocompromised patients. The symptoms are diverse and range from allergic reactions …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive fungal disease and the immunocompromised host including allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: Improved understanding and new …

S Chu, TS McCormick, HM Lazarus, LO Leal… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
In hosts with damaged or impaired immune systems such as those undergoing
hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) or intensive chemotherapy, breakthrough fungal …

Fungal pneumonia in patients with hematologic malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

AY Young, MML Juarez… - Clinics in chest …, 2017 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Immunocompetent hosts are estimated to inhale hundreds of fungal conidia daily, but most
fungal pathogens are cleared without development of clinical infection. 1, 2 By contrast …

Molecular Diversity of Aspergilli in Two Iranian Hospitals

MJ Najafzadeh, S Dolatabadi, H Zarrinfar, J Houbraken - Mycopathologia, 2021 - Springer
The Aspergillus species are main causative agents of various infections such as invasive
aspergillosis (IA) in immunocompromised patients and these infections have high mortality …

Aspergillus-associated endophenotypes in bronchiectasis

TK Jaggi, SK Ter, M Mac Aogáin… - … in Respiratory and …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Bronchiectasis is a chronic condition of global relevance resulting in permanent and
irreversible structural airway damage. Bacterial infection in bronchiectasis is well studied; …