[HTML][HTML] The utility of EQUAL Candida Score in predicting mortality in patients with candidemia

A El Zakhem, R El Eid, R Istambouli, H Tamim, SS Kanj - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
In an effort to standardize practice, the European Confederation of Medical Mycology
(ECMM) developed the European Confederation of Medical Mycology Quality of Clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging trends of invasive yeast infections and azole resistance in Beijing intensive care units

J Yu, W Yang, X Fan, E Cui, R Min, H Yuan… - Journal of Hospital …, 2024 - Elsevier
Invasive fungal infections pose a substantial threat to patients in healthcare settings globally.
Recent changes in the prevalence of fungal species and challenges in conducting reference …

The patterns of colonization and antifungal susceptibility of Candida, isolated from preterm neonates in Khorramabad, South West of Iran

P Kooshki, A Rezaei-Matehkolaei… - Journal de mycologie …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Usually, 7–20% of preterm neonates colonized by Candida species
present invasive candidiasis. Candida albicans, and several non-albicans species cause …

Fungemia surveillance in Denmark demonstrates emergence of non-albicans Candida species and higher antifungal usage and resistance rates than in other nations

M Castanheira - Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Recent changes in the occurrence of fungal species and the difficulties in performing
reference antifungal susceptibility testing highlight the importance of surveillance of fungal …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of Candidemia in Mashhad, Northeast Iran: A Prospective Multicenter Study (2019–2021)

S Dolatabadi, MJ Najafzadeh, A Raeisabadi… - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Candidemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in health care settings, and its
epidemiology is changing. In the last two decades, the proportion of non-albicans Candida …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking Candidemia Trends and Antifungal Resistance Patterns across Europe: An In-Depth Analysis of Surveillance Systems and Surveillance Studies

K Odoj, J Garlasco, MD Pezzani, C Magnabosco… - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: The WHO fungal priority list classifies Candida species as critical and high-
priority pathogens, and the WHO GLASS fungi initiative seeks to establish a standardised …

Candida glabrata (Nakaseomyces glabrata): A systematic review of clinical and microbiological data from 2011 to 2021 to inform the World Health Organization …

J Beardsley, HY Kim, A Dao, S Kidd… - Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Recognising the growing global burden of fungal infections, the World Health Organization
(WHO) established an advisory group consisting of experts in fungal diseases to develop a …

[HTML][HTML] Ibrexafungerp: A narrative overview

F Allaw, E Moussa, SS Kanj - Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Ibrexafungerp (IBX) is a new antifungal drug that recently entered the antifungal landscape.
It disrupts fungal cell wall synthesis by non-competitive inhibition of the β-(1, 3)-D-glucan …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilm development of Candida boidinii and the effect of tyrosol on biofilm formation

R Márton, B Nagy, M Molnár - Biotechnology Letters, 2023 - Springer
Objectives The applicability of a simple and high-throughput method for quantitative
characterization of biofilm formation by Candida boidinii was tested in order to evaluate the …

Insights into the role of sphingolipids in antifungal drug resistance

S Kalra, S Tanwar, VK Bari - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Sphingolipids are major constituents of the plasma membrane that can act as structural and
signalling molecules in diverse organisms such as animals, plants, and fungi. The …