The rapid emergence of antifungal-resistant human-pathogenic fungi

SR Lockhart, A Chowdhary, JAW Gold - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
During recent decades, the emergence of pathogenic fungi has posed an increasing public
health threat, particularly given the limited number of antifungal drugs available to treat …

Candida auris Genetics and Emergence

A Chowdhary, K Jain, N Chauhan - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that presents a serious threat to
global human health. Since the first reported case in 2009 in Japan, C. auris infections have …

Worldwide emergence of fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis: current framework and future research roadmap

F Daneshnia, JN de Almeida Júnior, M Ilkit… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Candida parapsilosis is one of the most commen causes of life-threatening candidaemia,
particularly in premature neonates, individuals with cancer of the haematopoietic system …

Monitoring, prophylaxis, and treatment of infections in patients with MM receiving bispecific antibody therapy: consensus recommendations from an expert panel

N Raje, K Anderson, H Einsele, Y Efebera, F Gay… - Blood cancer …, 2023 - nature.com
Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) are emerging as an important novel class of
immunotherapeutic agents for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), and are set to be …

Fungal endocarditis: pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management

GR Thompson III, JD Jenks, JW Baddley… - Clinical microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Rezafungin versus caspofungin for treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis (ReSTORE): a multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised phase 3 …

GR Thompson, A Soriano, OA Cornely, BJ Kullberg… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Rezafungin is a next-generation, once-a-week echinocandin in development
for the treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis and for the prevention of invasive …

Candida parapsilosis Virulence and Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review of Key Determinants

J Branco, IM Miranda, AG Rodrigues - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Candida parapsilosis is the second most common Candida species isolated in Asia,
Southern Europe, and Latin America and is often involved in invasive infections that …

Guideline adherence and survival of patients with candidaemia in Europe: results from the ECMM Candida III multinational European observational cohort study

M Hoenigl, J Salmanton-García, M Egger… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) collected
data on epidemiology, risk factors, treatment, and outcomes of patients with culture-proven …

Association of appropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy with in-hospital mortality in patients with bloodstream infections in the US

T Ohnuma, S Chihara, B Costin, MM Treggiari… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a major public health problem associated with
high morbidity. Little evidence exists regarding the epidemiology of BSIs and the use of …

Clinical safety and efficacy of novel antifungal, fosmanogepix, for the treatment of candidaemia: results from a Phase 2 trial

PG Pappas, JA Vazquez, I Oren… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Fosmanogepix is a first-in-class antifungal targeting the fungal enzyme Gwt1,
with broad-spectrum activity against yeasts and moulds, including multidrug-resistant fungi …