Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, antibiotic resistance was listed as the major global
health care priority. Some analyses, including the O'Neill report, have predicted that deaths …

The fungal cell wall is located outside the plasma membrane and is the cell compartment
that mediates all the relationships of the cell with the environment. It protects the contents of …

Background Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common cause of meningitis in adults living
with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. The estimates of national, regional, and global burden of …

Background Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)–related death in sub-Saharan Africa. Whether a treatment regimen that includes a …

Invasive fungal diseases are on the increase globally. The World Health Organization fungal
priority pathogens list highlights fungi of critical or high importance to human health and …

Cryptococcus spp., in particular Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, have an
enormous impact on human health worldwide. The global burden of cryptococcal meningitis …

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), to …

Fungal diseases kill more than 1.5 million and affect over a billion people. However, they are
still a neglected topic by public health authorities even though most deaths from fungal …

Extracellular matrixes (ECMs), such as the cell walls and biofilms, are important for
supporting cell integrity and function and regulating intercellular communication. These …

The prevalence of fungal infections is growing at an alarming pace and the pathogenesis is
still not clearly understood. Recurrence of these fungal diseases is often due to their …