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 …

Drug resistance and tolerance in fungi

J Berman, DJ Krysan - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Systemic fungal infections pose a serious clinical problem. Treatment options are limited,
and antifungal drug resistance is increasing. In addition, a substantial proportion of patients …

Simultaneous Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris on 3 Continents Confirmed by Whole-Genome Sequencing and Epidemiological Analyses

SR Lockhart, KA Etienne, S Vallabhaneni… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant yeast that causes invasive infections, was
first described in 2009 in Japan and has since been reported from several countries …

A multicentre study of antifungal susceptibility patterns among 350 Candida auris isolates (2009–17) in India: role of the ERG11 and FKS1 genes in azole and …

A Chowdhary, A Prakash, C Sharma… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Candida auris has emerged globally as an MDR nosocomial pathogen in ICU
patients. Objectives We studied the antifungal susceptibility of C. auris isolates (n= 350) from …

Candida auris: The recent emergence of a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen

K Forsberg, K Woodworth, M Walters… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that causes serious invasive
infections with high mortality. It was first discovered in 2009, and since then, individual cases …

Fluconazole resistance in Candida species: a current perspective

EL Berkow, SR Lockhart - Infection and drug resistance, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Candida albicans and the emerging non-albicans Candida spp. have significant clinical
relevance among many patient populations. Current treatment guidelines include …

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 …

Emerging antifungal targets and strategies

M Ivanov, A Ćirić, D Stojković - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite abundant research in the field of antifungal drug discovery, fungal infections remain
a significant healthcare burden. There is an emerging need for the development of novel …

Candida Infections and Therapeutic Strategies: Mechanisms of Action for Traditional and Alternative Agents

GC de Oliveira Santos, CC Vasconcelos… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Candida genus comprises opportunistic fungi that can become pathogenic when the
immune system of the host fails. Candida albicans is the most important and prevalent …

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 …