Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, antibiotic resistance was listed as the major global
health care priority. Some analyses, including the O'Neill report, have predicted that deaths …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes direct damage to the airway
epithelium, enabling aspergillus invasion. Reports of COVID-19-associated pulmonary …

Infections caused by the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus are increasingly resistant to
first-line azole antifungal drugs. However, despite its clinical importance, little is known …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic fungus; its primary habitat is the soil. In its ecological
niche, the fungus has learned how to adapt and proliferate in hostile environments. This …

Like severe influenza, coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) resulting in acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) has emerged as an important disease that predisposes patients …

Purpose Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is increasingly reported in patients with influenza
admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Classification of patients with influenza-associated …

Introduced in the late 1950s, polyenes represent the oldest family of antifungal drugs. The
discovery of amphotericin B and its therapeutic uses is considered one of the most important …

Fungal endocarditis accounts for 1% to 3% of all infective endocarditis cases, is associated
with high morbidity and mortality (> 70%), and presents numerous challenges during clinical …

Purpose Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is increasingly reported in patients with
severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) …

The high clinical mortality and economic burden posed by invasive fungal infections (IFIs),
along with significant agricultural crop loss caused by various fungal species, has resulted in …