Continued advancement of medical science offers life-saving treatment options for a variety
of hematologic, oncologic, and rheumatologic conditions. Immunosuppression, a common …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

Over the past decade, echinocandins have emerged as first-line antifungal agents for many
Candida infections. The echinocandins have a unique mechanism of action, inhibiting the …

Concerning respiratory infectious diseases, in Japan, the Japanese Respiratory Society
published guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia, hospital …

Patients with hematological cancer have a high risk of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs).
These infections are mostly life threatening and an early diagnosis and initiation of …

Although newer antifungal drugs have substantially altered the natural history of invasive
aspergillosis, the disease still accounts for significant morbidity and mortality in …

Introduction: Voriconazole is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent commonly used to treat
invasive fungal infections (IFI), including aspergillosis, candidiasis, Scedosporium infection …

Objectives The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of delayed antifungal
therapy on the outcome of invasive aspergillosis due to Aspergillus fumigatus in …

Aspergillus fumigatus is the main mold causing invasive fungal infection that shows high
mortality rates. Therapeutic failure and the increase in drug resistance make it necessary to …

Aspergillus spp. are a group of filamentous molds that were first described due to a
perceived similarity to an aspergillum, or liturgical device used to sprinkle holy water, when …