Emerging fungal infections: new patients, new patterns, and new pathogens

DZP Friedman, IS Schwartz - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
The landscape of clinical mycology is constantly changing. New therapies for malignant and
autoimmune diseases have led to new risk factors for unusual mycoses. Invasive …

Re-drawing the maps for endemic mycoses

N Ashraf, RC Kubat, V Poplin, AA Adenis, DW Denning… - Mycopathologia, 2020 - Springer
Endemic mycoses such as histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis,
paracoccidioidomycosis, and talaromycosis are well-known causes of focal and systemic …

2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) clinical practice guideline for the treatment of coccidioidomycosis

JN Galgiani, NM Ampel, JE Blair… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

[HTML][HTML] What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

CS Bhunjun, YJ Chen, C Phukhamsakda… - Studies in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring the impact of desert dust outbreaks for air quality for health studies

X Querol, A Tobías, N Pérez, A Karanasiou… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
We review the major features of desert dust outbreaks that are relevant to the assessment of
dust impacts upon human health. Our ultimate goal is to provide scientific guidance for the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of climate change and natural disasters on fungal infections

D Seidel, S Wurster, JD Jenks, H Sati… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The effects of climate change and natural disasters on fungal pathogens and the risks for
fungal diseases remain incompletely understood. In this literature review, we examined how …

The consequences of our changing environment on life threatening and debilitating fungal diseases in humans

N Van Rhijn, M Bromley - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human activities have significantly impacted the environment and are changing our climate
in ways that will have major consequences for ourselves, and endanger animal, plant and …

Update on the epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis in the United States

OZ McCotter, K Benedict, DM Engelthaler… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of reported coccidioidomycosis in the past two decades has increased
greatly; monitoring its changing epidemiology is essential for understanding its burden on …

Climate change and the epidemiology of infectious diseases in the United States

PJ Edelson, R Harold, J Ackelsberg… - Clinical infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The earth is rapidly warming, driven by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and other
gases that result primarily from fossil fuel combustion. In addition to causing arctic ice …

Coccidioidomycosis

NW Stockamp, GR Thompson - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2016 - id.theclinics.com
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis and C posadasii.
These dimorphic saprophytic fungi lay latent as a mycelial form in dry desert soil developing …