The epidemiology of Candida species in the Middle East and North Africa

S Ghazi, R Rafei, M Osman, D El Safadi… - Journal de Mycologie …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the epidemiology of invasive candidiasis (IC) has progressively changed
worldwide. This notably includes emergence of several Candida species. Although some …

Nanotechnology-based approaches for voriconazole delivery applied to invasive fungal infections

L de Almeida Campos, MT Fin, KS Santos… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Invasive fungal infections increase mortality and morbidity rates worldwide. The treatment of
these infections is still limited due to the low bioavailability and toxicity, requiring therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, management, and outcome of invasive fungal disease in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in China: a multicenter …

Y Sun, F Meng, M Han, X Zhang, L Yu, H Huang… - Biology of Blood and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The China Assessment of Antifungal Therapy in Hematological Disease study, the
first large-scale observational study of invasive fungal disease (IFD) in China, enrolled 1401 …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and burden of invasive fungal infections in the countries of the Arab League

J Kmeid, JF Jabbour, SS Kanj - Journal of infection and public health, 2020 - Elsevier
The burden of invasive fungal infections is alarming worldwide. The aim of this paper is to
review the published literature and evaluate the knowledge gap pertaining to studies on …

Invasive fungal infection in patients receiving chemotherapy for hematological malignancy: a multicenter, prospective, observational study in China

Y Sun, H Huang, J Chen, J Li, J Ma, J Li, Y Liang… - Tumor Biology, 2015 - Springer
This stud y examined the epidemiology, risk factors, management, and outcome of invasive
fungal infection (IFI) in patients receiving chemotherapy for hematological malignancy in …

Candida biomarkers in patients with candidaemia and bacteraemia

MC Martínez-Jiménez, P Munoz… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Microbiological strategies are necessary to help clinicians discontinue empirical
antifungal therapy in patients with suspected invasive candidiasis. Culture methods and …

New developments and directions in the clinical application of the echinocandins

CC Chang, MA Slavin, SCA Chen - Archives of toxicology, 2017 - Springer
The echinocandins—caspofungin, anidulafungin and micafungin—are semi-synthetic cyclic
hexapeptide antimicrobial agents with modified N-linked acyl lipid side chains which anchor …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in the management of invasive fungal infections in the Middle East: expert opinion to optimize management using a multidisciplinary approach

RS AlMaghrabi, T Al-Musawi, O Albaksami, AL Subhi… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is a significant global healthcare concern among critically ill
and immunocompromised patients. In Middle Eastern countries, IFI has been steadily …

Antifungal activity of chitosan-coated poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles containing amphotericin B

DB Ludwig, LEA de Camargo, NM Khalil, ME Auler… - Mycopathologia, 2018 - Springer
Amphotericin B (AmB) is one of the most used drugs for the treatment of systemic fungal
infections; however, the treatment causes several toxic manifestations, including …

Assessing the quality of clinical practice guidelines in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a systematic review

SH Almazrou, LA Alsubki, NA Alsaigh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aim Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have progressively become a popular tool for
making optimal clinical decisions. The literature shows that the poor quality of CPGs can …