Paracoccidioidomycosis: current status and future trends

RC Hahn, F Hagen, RP Mendes, E Burger… - Clinical microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), initially reported in 1908 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, by
Adolpho Lutz, is primarily a systemic and neglected tropical mycosis that may affect …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalized niosomes as a smart delivery device in cancer and fungal infection

P Aparajay, A Dev - European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Various diseases remain untreated due to lack of suitable therapeutic moiety or a suitable
drug delivery device, especially where toxicities and side effects are the primary reason for …

Hydrazide–hydrazones as potential antimicrobial agents: overview of the literature since 2010

Ł Popiołek - Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2017 - Springer
Hydrazide–hydrazone derivatives are present in many bioactive molecules and display a
wide variety of biological activities, such as antibacterial, antitubercular, antifungal …

ESICM/ESCMID task force on practical management of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients

I Martin-Loeches, M Antonelli, M Cuenca-Estrella… - Intensive care …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction The term invasive candidiasis (IC) refers to both bloodstream and deep-seated
invasive infections, such as peritonitis, caused by Candida species. Several guidelines on …

The mechanistic targets of antifungal agents: an overview

TK Mazu, BA Bricker, H Flores-Rozas… - Mini reviews in …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Pathogenic fungi are a major causative group for opportunistic infections (OIs). AIDS
patients and other immunocompromised individuals are at risk for OIs, which if not treated …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of candiduria and Candida urinary tract infections in inpatients and outpatients: results from a 10-year retrospective survey

M Gajdács, I Dóczi, M Ábrók, A Lázár… - … European journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results Candiduria was detected in 0.11–0.75% of positive samples from outpatients, while
this number was significantly higher for inpatients, ranging between 3.49–10.63%(p< 0.001) …

Nanoparticles as safe and effective delivery systems of antifungal agents: Achievements and challenges

GM Soliman - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Invasive fungal infections are becoming a major health concern in several groups of patients
leading to severe morbidity and mortality. Moreover, cutaneous fungal infections are a major …

Pharmacodynamics, mechanisms of action and resistance, and spectrum of activity of new antifungal agents

NP Wiederhold - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several new antifungals are currently in late-stage development, including those with novel
pharmacodynamics/mechanisms of action that represent new antifungal classes …

New facets of antifungal therapy

YL Chang, SJ Yu, J Heitman, M Wellington, YL Chen - Virulence, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Invasive fungal infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
immunocompromised patients, and such infections are a substantial burden to healthcare …

The antifungal arsenal: alternative drugs and future targets

NP Wiederhold - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2018 - Elsevier
Clinically available antifungals for the treatment of invasive fungal infections primarily target
either ergosterol in the fungal cell membrane or 1, 3-β-D-glucan in the fungal cell wall …