The rapid emergence of antifungal-resistant human-pathogenic fungi

SR Lockhart, A Chowdhary, JAW Gold - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
During recent decades, the emergence of pathogenic fungi has posed an increasing public
health threat, particularly given the limited number of antifungal drugs available to treat …

Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH Xiong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

Candida auris: Epidemiology, biology, antifungal resistance, and virulence

H Du, J Bing, T Hu, CL Ennis, CJ Nobile… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
First described in 2009 in Japan, the emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida
auris is becoming a worldwide public health threat that has been attracting considerable …

Tracing the evolutionary history and global expansion of Candida auris using population genomic analyses

NA Chow, JF Muñoz, L Gade, EL Berkow, X Li… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida auris has emerged globally as a multidrug-resistant yeast that can spread via
nosocomial transmission. An initial phylogenetic study of isolates from Japan, India …

Candida auris: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Infection Control Measures to Combat the Spread of Infections in Healthcare …

S Ahmad, W Alfouzan - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida auris, a recently recognized, often multidrug-resistant yeast, has become a
significant fungal pathogen due to its ability to cause invasive infections and outbreaks in …

Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, resistance, and treatment of infections by Candida auris

A Cortegiani, G Misseri, T Fasciana… - Journal of intensive …, 2018 - Springer
Candida spp. infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients.
Candida auris is an emerging multi-drug-resistant fungus that is rapidly spreading …

Global epidemiology of emerging Candida auris

J Rhodes, MC Fisher - Current opinion in microbiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Candida auris is a newly identified and globally emerging fungal infection.•C.
auris shows extensive innate and acquired resistance to antifungal drugs.•The fungus is …

Persistence of pathogens on inanimate surfaces: a narrative review

JE Wißmann, L Kirchhoff, Y Brüggemann, D Todt… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
For the prevention of infectious diseases, knowledge about transmission routes is essential.
In addition to respiratory, fecal–oral, and sexual transmission, the transfer of pathogens via …

Candida auris—the growing menace to global health

SA Lone, A Ahmad - Mycoses, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
summary A paradigm shift of candidiasis from Candida albicans to non‐albicans Candida
species has fundamentally increased with the advent of C. auris. C. auris, despite being a …

Review on Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms in the Emerging Pathogen Candida auris

F Chaabane, A Graf, L Jequier, AT Coste - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Candida auris is an emerging multi-drug resistant yeast, that causes major issues regarding
patient treatment and surface disinfection in hospitals. Indeed, an important proportion of C …