[HTML][HTML] Prevention of antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: What has worked? What still needs to be done?

P Moyo, E Moyo, D Mangoya, M Mhango… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics help in preventing and treating infections and increasing life expectancy globally.
Globally, many people's lives are being threatened by the emergence of antimicrobial …

Environmental microbiome, human fungal pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance

ZZ Yan, HW Hu, C Xiong, AY Peleg, QL Chen… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
Traditionally, antifungal resistance (AFR) has received much less attention compared with
bacterial resistance to antibiotics. However, global changes, pandemics, and emerging new …

Assessing the efficacy of carbon nanodots derived from curcumin on infectious diseases

M Rai, AP Ingle, G Törős, J Prokisch - Expert Review of Anti …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The threat of new, emerging, and multidrug-resistant microbes is increasing
which has created the necessity for new antimicrobials. In this regard, nanotechnology can …

[HTML][HTML] Global Epidemiology of Invasive Infections by Uncommon Candida Species: A Systematic Review

S Pinho, IM Miranda, S Costa-de-Oliveira - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Emerging and uncommon Candida species have been reported as an increasing cause of
invasive Candida infections (ICI). We aim to systematize the global epidemiology associated …

Risk Factors Associated with the Development of Hospital-Acquired Infections in Hospitalized Patients with Severe COVID-19

F Solís-Huerta, BA Martinez-Guerra… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recognition of risk factors for hospital-acquired infections (HAI) in patients with COVID-19 is
warranted. We aimed to describe factors associated with the development of HAI in patients …

The impact of COVID-19 on the epidemiology and outcomes of candidemia: a retrospective study from a tertiary care center in Lebanon

A El Zakhem, O Mahmoud, J Zakhour, SB Nahhal… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Invasive fungal infections, notably candidemia, have been associated with COVID-19. The
epidemiology of candidemia has significantly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We …

Secondary fungal infections in SARS-CoV-2 patients: pathological whereabouts, cautionary measures, and steadfast treatments

R Singh, P Malik, M Kumar, R Kumar, MS Alam… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Springer
The earliest documented COVID-19 case caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus occurred
in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Since then, several SARS-CoV-2 mutants have rapidly …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time monitoring of biofilm growth identifies andrographolide as a potent antifungal compound eradicating Candida biofilms

M Žiemytė, JC Rodríguez-Díaz, MP Ventero-Martín… - Biofilm, 2023 - Elsevier
Candida species cause life-threatening infections with high morbidity and mortality rates and
their resistance to conventional therapy is closely linked to biofilm formation. Thus, the …

Development of a novel method for the clinical visualization and rapid identification of multidrug-resistant Candida auris

XR Zhang, T Ma, YC Wang, S Hu… - Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Outbreaks of multidrug-resistant Candida auris infections, associated with a mortality rate of
30% to 60%, are of serious global concern. Candida auris demonstrates high transmission …

Precision Detection of Fungal Co-Infections for Enhanced COVID-19 Treatment Strategies Using FESEM Imaging

K Umadevi, D Sundeep, EK Varadharaj… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The treatment of fungal infections presents significant challenges due to the lack of
standardized diagnostic procedures, a restricted range of antifungal treatments, and the risk …