The incidence of invasive fungal infection has increased in recent years. Most infections are
caused by Candida albicans and Aspergillus spp. but the emergence of other fungal …

Highlights•Fungi are often neglected, important human pathogens.•Survival and growth in
the host are prerequisites for pathogenesis.•Host damage derives from an interplay between …

In the late 1970s the options for systemic antifungal therapy doubled with the addition of
intravenous miconazole and oral ketoconazole to the two previously available agents …

Invasive fungal infections contribute to the morbidity and mortality of immunosuppressed
patients treated for hematologic malignancy and those undergoing hematopoietic cell …

The topic of immunity to fungal infections is of interest to a wide range of disciplines, from
microbiology to immunology. It is of particular interest in terms of therapy of HIV-infected …

During the past two decades, invasive fungal infections have emerged as a major threat to
immunocompromised hosts. Patients with neoplastic diseases are at significant risk for such …

Invasive fungal infections represent a major threat to critically ill and immunocompromised
patients and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Aspergillus, Candida …

The frequency of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has increased with the increase in number
of high‐risk patients. United States trends in mortality due to invasive mycoses showed a …

As the numbers of patients with host defenses compromised by disease and/or therapy have
increased, so has the importance of invasive fungal infection as a cause of significant …

In the history of discoveries of fungal pathogens, the nineteenth century has witnessed two
important events. The causal organism of a silkworm disease, muscardine, a fungus named …