Invasive candidiasis

C Lass-Flörl, SS Kanj, NP Govender… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Invasive candidiasis is an important fungal disease caused by Candida albicans and,
increasingly, non-albicans Candida pathogens. Invasive Candida infections originate most …

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 …

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 …

Outcomes by Candida spp. in the ReSTORE Phase 3 trial of rezafungin versus caspofungin for candidemia and/or invasive candidiasis

JB Locke, CM Pillar, M Castanheira… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Rezafungin is a long-acting, intravenously administered echinocandin for the treatment of
candidemia and invasive candidiasis (IC). Non-inferiority of rezafungin vs caspofungin for …

Whole genome sequencing analysis demonstrates therapy‐induced echinocandin resistance in Candida auris isolates

B Spruijtenburg, S Ahmad, M Asadzadeh… - Mycoses, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Candida auris is an emerging, multidrug‐resistant yeast, causing outbreaks in healthcare
facilities. Echinocandins are the antifungal drugs of choice to treat candidiasis, as they …

New treatment options for critically important WHO fungal priority pathogens

L Kriegl, M Egger, J Boyer, M Hoenigl… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Yet often overlooked in public health discourse, fungal infections pose a
crucialglobal disease burden associated with annual mortality rates approximately equal to …

[HTML][HTML] Attributable mortality of candidemia–results from the ECMM Candida III multinational European observational cohort study

J Salmanton-García, OA Cornely, J Stemler, A Barać… - Journal of Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Despite antifungal advancements, candidaemia still has a high mortality rate of
up to 40%. The ECMM Candida III study in Europe investigated the changing epidemiology …

Epidemiology of invasive candidiasis

DJ Bays, EN Jenkins, M Lyman, T Chiller… - Clinical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Invasive candidiasis (IC) is an increasingly prevalent, costly, and potentially fatal infection
brought on by the opportunistic yeast, Candida. Previously, IC has predominantly been …