Antifungal therapy is a central component of patient management for acute and chronic
mycoses. Yet, treatment choices are restricted because of the sparse number of antifungal …

The incidence of fungal infections has increased significantly, so contributing to morbidity
and mortality. This is caused by an increase in antimicrobial resistance and the restricted …

Crohn's disease (CD) results from a complex interplay between host genetic factors and
endogenous microbial communities. In the current study, we used Ion Torrent sequencing to …

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 …

Despite improvement of antifungal therapies over the last 30 years, the phenomenon of
antifungal resistance is still of major concern in clinical practice. In the last 10 years the …

Filamentous growth is a nutrient-regulated growth response that occurs in many fungal
species. In pathogens, filamentous growth is critical for host–cell attachment, invasion into …

The six years that have passed since the publication of the first edition have brought
significant advances in both biofilm research and biofilm engineering, which have matured …

There has been a sharp rise in the occurrence of Candida infections and associated
mortality over the last few years, due to the growing body of immunocompromised …

Invasive fungal infections remain a major source of global morbidity and mortality, especially
among patients with underlying immune suppression. Successful patient management …

Trichosporon asahii is the most common cause of fatal disseminated trichosporonosis,
frequently associated with indwelling medical devices. Despite the use of antifungal drugs to …