Background Diagnosing invasive or chronic fungal infections is a challenge, particularly in
the immunocompromised host. Microscopy and culture remain the reference standard, but …

Medical mycology refers to the study of fungi that produce disease in humans and other
animals, and of the diseases they produce, their ecology, and their epidemiology. This new …

Patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
often develop respiratory fungal infections. The most frequent diseases are the COVID-19 …

Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection that causes serious illness, particularly in
immunocompromised individuals such as people living with HIV. Point of care tests (POCT) …

The pathogenic fungus Talaromyces (formerly Penicillium) marneffei is a thermally
dimorphic fungus that can cause disseminated infection in patients with secondary …

Critically ill patients may frequently experience severe invasive fungal infections. Biomarkers-
based diagnostic approaches give, at the same time, the possibility to early detect the …

Background: Clinicians may fail to make an early diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis
(PC) without HIV infection. Serum cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide antigen (CrAg) test …

The Philippines is a low middle-income, tropical country in Southeast Asia. Infectious
diseases remain the main causes of morbidity, including tuberculosis. AIDS/HIV prevalence …

Background Cryptococcosis is still a life-threatening mycosis that continues to be of serious
concern in Latin American countries, especially among HIV+ positive population. However …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are well-studied basidiomyceteous
yeasts that are capable of causing disease in healthy and immunocompromised people. The …