The antifungal pipeline: a reality check

JR Perfect - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2017 - nature.com
Invasive fungal infections continue to appear in record numbers as the
immunocompromised population of the world increases, owing partially to the increased …

[HTML][HTML] Infection in organ transplantation

JA Fishman - American Journal of Transplantation, 2017 - Elsevier
The prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious disease in transplantation are
major contributors to improved outcomes in organ transplantation. The risk of serious …

2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America's clinical practice guidelines for healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis

AR Tunkel, R Hasbun, A Bhimraj… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Standards and Practice
Guidelines Committee collaborated with partner organizations to convene a panel of 10 …

Antifungal resistance: current trends and future strategies to combat

NP Wiederhold - Infection and drug resistance, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Antifungal resistance represents a major clinical challenge to clinicians responsible for
treating invasive fungal infections due to the limited arsenal of systemically available …

Molecular evolution of antifungal drug resistance

N Robbins, T Caplan, LE Cowen - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The fungal pathogens Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Aspergillus
fumigatus have transitioned from a rare curiosity to a leading cause of human mortality. The …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacokinetics of antifungal drugs: practical implications for optimized treatment of patients

R Bellmann, P Smuszkiewicz - Infection, 2017 - Springer
Introduction Because of the high mortality of invasive fungal infections (IFIs), appropriate
exposure to antifungals appears to be crucial for therapeutic efficacy and safety. Materials …

Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) Guidelines for CYP2C19 and Voriconazole Therapy

B Moriyama, AO Obeng, J Barbarino… - Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Voriconazole, a triazole antifungal agent, demonstrates wide interpatient variability in serum
concentrations, due in part to variant CYP2C19 alleles. Individuals who are CYP2C19 …

Azole-resistant aspergillosis: epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, and treatment

A Chowdhary, C Sharma, JF Meis - The Journal of infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aspergillus fumigatus remains the most common species in all pulmonary syndromes,
followed by Aspergillus flavus which is a common cause of allergic rhinosinusitis …

Candida and invasive mould diseases in non-neutropenic critically ill patients and patients with haematological cancer

AL Colombo, JN de Almeida Júnior… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Critically ill patients and patients with haematological cancer are HIV-negative populations
at high risk of invasive fungal infections. In intensive-care units, candidaemia and intra …

[HTML][HTML] The Intensive Care Medicine research agenda on critically ill oncology and hematology patients

E Azoulay, P Schellongowski, M Darmon… - Intensive care …, 2017 - Springer
Over the coming years, accelerating progress against cancer will be associated with an
increased number of patients who require life-sustaining therapies for infectious or toxic …