Critical appraisal beyond clinical guidelines for intraabdominal candidiasis

E Maseda, I Martín-Loeches, R Zaragoza, J Pemán… - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Regardless of the available antifungals, intraabdominal candidiasis (IAC)
mortality continues to be high and represents a challenge for clinicians. Main body This …

Antifungal dosing in critically ill patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

H Lyster, K Shekar, K Watt, A Reed, JA Roberts… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an established advanced life support
system, providing temporary cardiac and/or respiratory support in critically ill patients …

[HTML][HTML] The battle against fungi: lessons in antifungal stewardship from COVID 19 times

SS Kanj, SF Haddad, JF Meis, PE Verweij… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the detrimental effect of secondary pathogens in
patients with a primary viral insult. In addition to superinfections with bacterial pathogens …

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations for antifungal therapy optimisation in the treatment of intra-abdominal candidiasis

E Novy, C Roger, JA Roberts, MO Cotta - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Intra-abdominal candidiasis (IAC) is one of the most common of invasive candidiasis
observed in critically ill patients. It is associated with high mortality, with up to 50% of deaths …

Clinical and demographic factors affecting trough levels of isavuconazole in critically ill patients with or without COVID‐19

R Bertram, HT Naumann, V Bartsch, W Hitzl… - Mycoses, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The broad‐spectrum antifungal isavuconazole is administered to treat invasive
aspergillosis and mucormycosis. Objectives Isavuconazole plasma concentrations in …

UPLC–MS/MS method for fluconazole determination in plasma and its application in Mexican patients with candidaemia

KP Valero Rivera, MM Aquino, JS Azúa… - Bioanalysis, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: An accurate and fast ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with
tandem mass spectrometry analytical method was developed and validated for quantifying …

Oral flucytosine dosing in peritoneal dialysis

WD Kufel, K Priyank - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection associated with considerable morbidity and
mortality (1). Initial treatment regimens typically include flucytosine, and dosing regimens are …

Ligand-and Structure-Based Virtual Screening Identifies New Inhibitors of the Interaction of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein with the ACE2 Host Receptor

T Delgado-Maldonado, A González-González… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a fast-spreading
viral pathogen and poses a serious threat to human health. New SARS-CoV-2 variants have …

Clinical treatment of cryptococcal meningitis: an evidence-based review on the emerging clinical data

MZ Liu, XH Dai, MT Zeng, EQ Chen - Journal of Neurology, 2024 - Springer
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a fatal fungal central nervous system (CNS) infection
caused by Cryptococcus infecting the meninges and/or brain parenchyma, with fever …

Diagnosis and management of invasive fungal diseases in non-neutropenic ICU patients, with focus on candidiasis and aspergillosis: a comprehensive review

A Azim, A Ahmed - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Invasive fungal diseases pose a significant threat to non-neutropenic ICU patients, with
Candida and Aspergillus infections being the most common. However, diagnosing these …