With increasing numbers of patients needing intensive care or who are immunosuppressed,
infections caused by moulds other than Aspergillus spp or Mucorales are increasing …

Trichosporon spp. are basidiomycetous yeast-like fungi found widely in nature. Clinical
isolates are generally related to superficial infections. However, this fungus has been …

Background Given the polymicrobial nature of pulmonary infections in patients with cystic
fibrosis (CF), it is essential to enhance our knowledge on the composition of the microbial …

SUMMARY Although Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans are uncommon
causes of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), these infections are associated with high mortality …

Fungi are a large, complex group, increasingly recognized as emerging threats. Their roles
as modifiers of health mandate accurate portrayals of fungal communities in humans. As an …

Observations from studies during the last decade have changed the conventional view of
cystic fibrosis (CF) microbiology, which has traditionally focused on a limited suite of …

Background Human-associated microbial communities include fungi, but we understand
little about which fungal species are present, their relative and absolute abundances, and …

Respiratory tract colonization by molds in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) were analyzed,
with particular focus on the frequency, genotype, and underlying mechanism of azole …

The black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis is an opportunistic pathogen, causing
phaeohyphomycosis in immunosuppressed patients, chromoblastomycosis and fatal …

Improvement to the life expectancy of people with cystic fibrosis (PWCF) brings about novel
challenges including the need for evaluation of the role of fungi in the cystic fibrosis (CF) …