Epidemiology and diagnosis of mucormycosis: an update

A Skiada, I Pavleas, M Drogari-Apiranthitou - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection, due to fungi of the order Mucorales. Its
incidence cannot be measured exactly, since there are few population-based studies, but …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology and clinical manifestations of mucormycosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case reports

W Jeong, C Keighley, R Wolfe, WL Lee… - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The epidemiology of mucormycosis in the era of modern diagnostics is
relatively under-explored. Objectives To examine the contemporary epidemiology, clinical …

Occurrence of invasive pulmonary fungal infections in patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to the ICU

A Fekkar, A Lampros, J Mayaux, C Poignon… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Whether severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a significant risk factor for the
development of invasive fungal superinfections is of great medical interest and remains, for …

Isavuconazole treatment for mucormycosis: a single-arm open-label trial and case-control analysis

FM Marty, L Ostrosky-Zeichner, OA Cornely… - The Lancet infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Mucormycosis is an uncommon invasive fungal disease with high mortality and
few treatment options. Isavuconazole is a triazole active in vitro and in animal models …

Mucormycosis

G Reid, JP Lynch III, MC Fishbein… - Seminars in respiratory …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Mucormycosis is an infection caused by a group of filamentous molds within the order
Mucorales. Infections may result from ingestion of contaminated food, inhalation of spores …

Evaluation of serum Mucorales polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the diagnosis of mucormycoses: the MODIMUCOR prospective trial

L Millon, D Caillot, A Berceanu… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of specific antifungal treatment are
essential for improving the prognosis of mucormycosis. We aimed to assess the …

ESCMID and ECMM joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis 2013

OA Cornely, S Arikan‐Akdagli… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract These European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and
European Confederation of Medical Mycology Joint Clinical Guidelines focus on the …

Updates on the taxonomy of Mucorales with an emphasis on clinically important taxa

G Walther, L Wagner, O Kurzai - Journal of fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fungi of the order Mucorales colonize all kinds of wet, organic materials and represent a
permanent part of the human environment. They are economically important as fermenting …

Molecular and nonmolecular diagnostic methods for invasive fungal infections

M Arvanitis, T Anagnostou, BB Fuchs… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Invasive fungal infections constitute a serious threat to an ever-growing population of
immunocompromised individuals and other individuals at risk. Traditional diagnostic …

A new age in molecular diagnostics for invasive fungal disease: are we ready?

SE Kidd, SCA Chen, W Meyer, CL Halliday - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) present an increasing global burden in
immunocompromised and other seriously ill populations, including those caused by …