[HTML][HTML] 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] Global epidemiology of mucormycosis

H Prakash, A Chakrabarti - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mucormycosis is an angio-invasive fungal infection, associated with high morbidity and
mortality. A change in the epidemiology of mucormycosis has been observed in recent years …

Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis

A Skiada, C Lass-Floerl, N Klimko, A Ibrahim… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis are challenging. The incidence of the disease
seems to be increasing. Hematological malignancies are the most common underlying …

Fluconazole resistance in Candida species: a current perspective

EL Berkow, SR Lockhart - Infection and drug resistance, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Candida albicans and the emerging non-albicans Candida spp. have significant clinical
relevance among many patient populations. Current treatment guidelines include …

Hidden killers: human fungal infections

GD Brown, DW Denning, NAR Gow, SM Levitz… - Science translational …, 2012 - science.org
Although fungal infections contribute substantially to human morbidity and mortality, the
impact of these diseases on human health is not widely appreciated. Moreover, despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Population-based active surveillance for culture-confirmed candidemia—four sites, United States, 2012–2016

M Toda - MMWR. Surveillance Summaries, 2019 - cdc.gov
Abstract Problem/Condition: Candidemia is a bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by yeasts
in the genus Candida. Candidemia is one of the most common health care–associated BSIs …

Global trends in the distribution of Candida species causing candidemia

J Guinea - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Only five species account for 92% of cases of candidemia (C andida albicans, C. glabrata,
C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, and C. krusei); however, their distribution varies in population …

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 …

Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of mucormycosis

G Petrikkos, A Skiada, O Lortholary… - Clinical Infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Mucormycosis is an emerging angioinvasive infection caused by the ubiquitous filamentous
fungi of the Mucorales order of the class of Zygomycetes. Mucormycosis has emerged as the …

[HTML][HTML] Population-based analysis of invasive fungal infections, France, 2001–2010

D Bitar, O Lortholary, Y Le Strat, J Nicolau… - Emerging infectious …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To determine the epidemiology and trends of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in France, we
analyzed incidence, risk factors, and in-hospital death rates related to the most frequent IFIs …