The incidence of invasive mycoses is increasing, especially among patients who are
immunocompromised or hospitalized with serious underlying diseases. Such infections may …

Trichosporon spp. are basidiomycetous yeast-like fungi found widely in nature. Clinical
isolates are generally related to superficial infections. However, this fungus has been …

The emergence of less common but medically important fungal pathogens contributes to the
rate of morbidity and mortality, especially in the increasingly expanding population of …

Aspergillus infections are occurring with an increasing frequency in transplant recipients.
Notable changes in the epidemiologic characteristics of this infection have occurred; these …

Trichosporonosis is an uncommon but frequently fatal mycosis in immunocompromised
patients. A multicenter retrospective study was conducted to characterize cases of proven or …

Caspofungin, the first inhibitor of fungal β-1, 3 glucan synthesis to receive approval by the
United States Food and Drug Administration, is effective for the treatment of mucosal and …

Abstract The Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of
Hematology and Oncology (DGHO) here presents its updated recommendations for the …

Fluconazole in vitro susceptibility test results determined by the CLSI M44-A disk diffusion
method for 11,240 isolates of noncandidal yeasts were collected from 134 study sites in 40 …

BACKGROUND: Rare opportunistic (non-Candida, non-Cryptococcus) yeast bloodstream
infections (ROYBSIs) are rare, even in cancer patients. METHODS: We retrospectively …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …