Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, antibiotic resistance was listed as the major global
health care priority. Some analyses, including the O'Neill report, have predicted that deaths …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes direct damage to the airway
epithelium, enabling aspergillus invasion. Reports of COVID-19-associated pulmonary …

Infections caused by the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus are increasingly resistant to
first-line azole antifungal drugs. However, despite its clinical importance, little is known …

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 …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic fungus; its primary habitat is the soil. In its ecological
niche, the fungus has learned how to adapt and proliferate in hostile environments. This …

Fungal infections, named mycosis, can cause severe invasive and systemic diseases that
can even lead to death. In recent years, epidemiological data have recorded an increase in …

Like severe influenza, coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) resulting in acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) has emerged as an important disease that predisposes patients …

Purpose Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is increasingly reported in patients with influenza
admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Classification of patients with influenza-associated …

Introduced in the late 1950s, polyenes represent the oldest family of antifungal drugs. The
discovery of amphotericin B and its therapeutic uses is considered one of the most important …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …