Antifungal Drug Resistance: Molecular Mechanisms in Candida albicans and Beyond

Y Lee, E Puumala, N Robbins, LE Cowen - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fungal infections are a major contributor to infectious disease-related deaths across the
globe. Candida species are among the most common causes of invasive mycotic disease …

Candida albicans and Candida glabrata: global priority pathogens

M Katsipoulaki, MHT Stappers… - Microbiology and …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
SUMMARY A significant increase in the incidence of Candida-mediated infections has been
observed in the last decade, mainly due to rising numbers of susceptible individuals …

Azole Antifungal Resistance in Candida albicans and Emerging Non-albicans Candida Species

SG Whaley, EL Berkow, JM Rybak… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Within the limited antifungal armamentarium, the azole antifungals are the most frequent
class used to treat Candida infections. Azole antifungals such as fluconazole are often …

[HTML][HTML] Candida glabrata: Pathogenicity and Resistance Mechanisms for Adaptation and Survival

Y Hassan, SY Chew, LTL Than - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida glabrata is a yeast of increasing medical relevance, particularly in critically ill
patients. It is the second most isolated Candida species associated with invasive candidiasis …

Mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance

LE Cowen, D Sanglard… - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Antifungal therapy is a central component of patient management for acute and chronic
mycoses. Yet, treatment choices are restricted because of the sparse number of antifungal …

Increasing Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata: Clinical Failure Correlates With Presence of FKS Mutations and Elevated Minimum Inhibitory …

BD Alexander, MD Johnson, CD Pfeiffer… - Clinical infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Fluconazole (FLC) resistance is common in C. glabrata and echinocandins are
often used as first-line therapy. Resistance to echinocandin therapy has been associated …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary Emergence of Drug Resistance in Candida Opportunistic Pathogens

E Ksiezopolska, T Gabaldón - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Fungal infections, such as candidiasis caused by Candida, pose a problem of growing
medical concern. In developed countries, the incidence of Candida infections is increasing …

Genotypic diversity and unrecognized antifungal resistance among populations of Candida glabrata from positive blood cultures

H Badrane, S Cheng, CL Dupont, B Hao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The longstanding model is that most bloodstream infections (BSIs) are caused by a single
organism. We perform whole genome sequencing of five-to-ten strains from blood culture …

Candida glabrata: a review of its features and resistance

CF Rodrigues, S Silva, M Henriques - European journal of clinical …, 2014 - Springer
Candida species belong to the normal microbiota of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal and
vaginal tracts, and are responsible for several clinical manifestations, from mucocutaneous …

Resistance to antifungal drugs

R Ben-Ami, DP Kontoyiannis - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2021 - id.theclinics.com
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