Biofilm of Candida albicans: formation, regulation and resistance

R Pereira, RO Dos Santos Fontenelle… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Candida albicans is the most common human fungal pathogen, causing infections that
range from mucous membranes to systemic infections. The present article provides an …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance of Candida to azoles and echinocandins worldwide

KE Pristov, MA Ghannoum - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Recently there has been an increase in Candida infections worldwide. A
handful of species in the genus Candida are opportunistic pathogens and have been known …

Vaccines for human fungal diseases: close but still a long way to go

LVN Oliveira, R Wang, CA Specht, SM Levitz - npj Vaccines, 2021 - nature.com
Despite the substantial global burden of human fungal infections, there are no approved
fungal vaccines to protect at risk individuals. Here, we review the progress that has been …

Extracellular vesicles in fungi: past, present, and future perspectives

J Rizzo, ML Rodrigues, G Janbon - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have garnered much interest in the cell biology and biomedical
research fields. Many studies have reported the existence of EVs in all types of living cells …

[HTML][HTML] Current antifungal drugs and immunotherapeutic approaches as promising strategies to treatment of fungal diseases

S Nami, A Aghebati-Maleki, H Morovati… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Invasive candidiasis (IC) can affect individuals with various underlying diseases hospitalized
in different parts of hospitals. In recent decades, IC has caused 27–55% mortality in general …

Fungal keratitis: Pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention

L Niu, X Liu, Z Ma, Y Yin, L Sun, L Yang, Y Zheng - Microbial pathogenesis, 2020 - Elsevier
As a kind of serious, potentially sight-threatening corneal infections with poor prognosis,
fungal keratitis can bring a heavy economic burden to patients and seriously affect the …

Colorectal cancer vaccines: The current scenario and future prospects

W Jia, T Zhang, H Huang, H Feng, S Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Current therapies
such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy encounter obstacles in preventing …

Immunotherapies against human bacterial and fungal infectious diseases: A review

H Qadri, AH Shah, M Alkhanani… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nations' ongoing struggles with a number of novel and reemerging infectious diseases,
including the ongoing global health issue, the SARS-Co-V2 (severe acute respiratory …

Cryptococcus extracellular vesicles properties and their use as vaccine platforms

J Rizzo, SSW Wong, AD Gazi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Whereas extracellular vesicle (EV) research has become commonplace in different
biomedical fields, this field of research is still in its infancy in mycology. Here we provide a …

Candida Bloodstream Infections: Changes in Epidemiology and Increase in Drug Resistance

FCN Kotey, NTKD Dayie… - Infectious Diseases …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The literature on bloodstream infections (BSIs) have predominantly been biased towards
bacteria, given their superior clinical significance in comparison with the other types of …