Changes in the epidemiological landscape of invasive candidiasis

F Lamoth, SR Lockhart, EL Berkow… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The epidemiology of invasive candidiasis has evolved in recent years, warranting a review
of the changes and the implications for current and future diagnosis and treatment. The …

Biomedical applications of nisin

JM Shin, JW Gwak, P Kamarajan… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Nisin is a bacteriocin produced by a group of Gram‐positive bacteria that belongs to
Lactococcus and Streptococcus species. Nisin is classified as a Type A (I) lantibiotic that is …

The changing epidemiology of invasive fungal infections

DA Enoch, H Yang, SH Aliyu, C Micallef - Human fungal pathogen …, 2017 - Springer
Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are an emerging problem worldwide with invasive candidiasis
and candidemia responsible for the majority of cases. This is predominantly driven by the …

Antifungal drug resistance among Candida species: mechanisms and clinical impact

M Sanguinetti, B Posteraro, C Lass‐Flörl - Mycoses, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The epidemiology of Candida infections has changed in recent years. Although Candida
albicans is still the main cause of invasive candidiasis in most clinical settings, a substantial …

Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis: biology, epidemiology, pathogenicity and antifungal resistance

S Silva, M Negri, M Henriques, R Oliveira… - FEMS microbiology …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of infections caused by Candida species (candidosis) has increased
considerably over the past three decades, mainly due to the rise of the AIDS epidemic, an …

Impact of treatment strategy on outcomes in patients with candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis: a patient-level quantitative review of randomized trials

DR Andes, N Safdar, JW Baddley… - Clinical infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract (See the Editorial Commentary by Clancy and Nguyen, on pages 1123–5.)
Background. Invasive candidiasis (IC) is an important healthcare-related infection, with …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

PG Pappas, CA Kauffman, D Andes… - … diseases: an official …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Guidelines for the management of patients with invasive candidiasis and mucosal
candidiasis were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America …

Epidemiology of invasive candidiasis: a persistent public health problem

MA Pfaller, DJ Diekema - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a leading cause of mycosis-associated mortality in the United
States. We examined data from the National Center for Health Statistics and reviewed recent …

Nosocomial bloodstream infections in US hospitals: analysis of 24,179 cases from a prospective nationwide surveillance study

H Wisplinghoff, T Bischoff, SM Tallent… - Clinical infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs) are important causes of
morbidity and mortality in the United States. Methods. Data from a nationwide, concurrent …

Epidemiology of invasive mycoses in North America

MA Pfaller, DJ Diekema - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The incidence of invasive mycoses is increasing, especially among patients who are
immunocompromised or hospitalized with serious underlying diseases. Such infections may …