Mucormycosis

G Reid, JP Lynch III, MC Fishbein… - Seminars in respiratory …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Mucormycosis is an infection caused by a group of filamentous molds within the order
Mucorales. Infections may result from ingestion of contaminated food, inhalation of spores …

Mucormycosis

JM Steinbrink, MH Miceli - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2021 - id.theclinics.com
Invasive mucormycosis is a life-threatening fungal infection that most frequently occurs in
patients with underlying comorbidities impacting immune system function. 1–4 Rhino-orbital …

Evaluation of serum Mucorales polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the diagnosis of mucormycoses: the MODIMUCOR prospective trial

L Millon, D Caillot, A Berceanu… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of specific antifungal treatment are
essential for improving the prognosis of mucormycosis. We aimed to assess the …

The fungal CYP51s: their functions, structures, related drug resistance, and inhibitors

J Zhang, L Li, Q Lv, L Yan, Y Wang… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
CYP51 (Erg11) belongs to the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP) superfamily and
mediates a crucial step of the synthesis of ergosterol, which is a fungal-specific sterol. It is …

Mucormycosis: risk factors, diagnosis, treatments, and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

A Sharma, A Goel - Folia Microbiologica, 2022 - Springer
Mucormycosis is a deadly opportunistic disease caused by a group of fungus named
mucormycetes. Fungal spores are normally present in the environment and the immune …

A review: Synthetic approaches and biological applications of triazole derivatives

U Salma, S Ahmad, MZ Alam, SA Khan - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2023 - Elsevier
The triazole scaffold is a key element in heterocyclic chemistry, giving a fundamental
building block in organic, medicinal chemistry, and material science chemistry. Triazole …

Antifungal agents and the kidney: pharmacokinetics, clinical nephrotoxicity, and interactions

A Tragiannidis, A Gkampeta, M Vousvouki… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Invasive fungal infections continue to be important causes of morbidity and
mortality in severely ill and immunocompromised patient populations. The past three …

Potent antifungal agents and use of nanocarriers to improve delivery to the infected site: A systematic review

S Nagaraj, S Manivannan… - Journal of Basic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There are four major classes of antifungals with the predominant mechanism of action being
targeting of cell wall or cell membrane. As in other drugs, low solubility of these compounds …

Challenges in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised children

AJ Hsu, PD Tamma, BT Fisher - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Voriconazole
remains the drug of choice for the treatment of IA in children; however, the complex kinetics …

The yeast, the antifungal, and the wardrobe: a journey into antifungal resistance mechanisms of Candida tropicalis

JS Oliveira, VS Pereira… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Candida tropicalis is a prominent non-Candida albicans Candida species involved in cases
of candidemia, mainly causing infections in patients in intensive care units and (or) those …