Candida parapsilosis complex in the clinical setting

M Govrins, C Lass-Flörl - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Representatives of the Candida parapsilosis complex are important yeast species causing
human infections, including candidaemia as one of the leading diseases. This complex …

Strategies to Prevent Transmission of Candida auris in Healthcare Settings

S Ahmad, M Asadzadeh - Current Fungal Infection Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Candida auris, a recently recognized yeast pathogen, has
become a major public health threat due to the problems associated with its accurate …

Molecular characterisation of Candida auris isolates from immunocompromised patients in a tertiary‐care hospital in Kuwait reveals a novel mutation in FKS1 …

M Asadzadeh, E Mokaddas, S Ahmad, AA Abdullah… - Mycoses, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Candida auris is an emerging, potentially multidrug‐resistant pathogen that
exhibits clade‐specific resistance to fluconazole and also develops resistance to …

Increasing incidence and shifting epidemiology of candidemia in Greece: results from the first nationwide 10-year survey

V Mamali, M Siopi, S Charpantidis, G Samonis… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, candidemia displays geographical variety in terms of epidemiology and incidence.
In that respect, a nationwide Greek study was conducted, reporting the epidemiology of …

Overview about Candida auris: what's up 12 years after its first description?

G Desoubeaux, AT Coste, C Imbert… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Candida auris has been described as an emerging yeast species during the last decade. As
many as 25% of its strains may naturally exhibit multi-drug resistance to the currently …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in the management of invasive fungal infections in the Middle East: expert opinion to optimize management using a multidisciplinary approach

RS AlMaghrabi, T Al-Musawi, O Albaksami, AL Subhi… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is a significant global healthcare concern among critically ill
and immunocompromised patients. In Middle Eastern countries, IFI has been steadily …

N-Butylphthalide Potentiates the Effect of Fluconazole Against Drug-Resistant Candida glabrata and Candida tropicalis. Evidence for Its Mechanism of Action

Y Liu, F Ren, S Li, X Li, D Shi… - Infection and Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To define the antifungal activity of n-butylphthalide alone or in combination with
fluconazole in Candida glabrata and Candida tropicalis. Methods The antifungal activity of n …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Etest and MICRONAUT-AM Assay for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida auris: Underestimation of Fluconazole Resistance by …

M Asadzadeh, S Ahmad, W Alfouzan, I Al-Obaid… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant Candida auris has recently caused major outbreaks in healthcare
facilities. Rapid and accurate antifungal susceptibility testing (AST) of C. auris is crucial for …

Molecular fingerprinting by multi-locus sequence typing identifies microevolution and nosocomial transmission of Candida glabrata in Kuwait

M Asadzadeh, S Ahmad, N Al-Sweih… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Backgrounds Candida glabrata is a frequently isolated non-albicans Candida species and
invasive C. glabrata infections in older patients are associated with high mortality rates …

First Report of Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus with TR46/Y121F/T289A Mutations in Kuwait and an Update on Their Occurrence in the Middle East

M Asadzadeh, K Alobaid, S Ahmad, S Mazloum - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary aspergillosis is a common fungal infection with several clinical manifestations
including invasive, allergic and chronic chest diseases. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis …