Candida species: current epidemiology, pathogenicity, biofilm formation, natural antifungal products and new therapeutic options

JCO Sardi, L Scorzoni, T Bernardi… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - microbiologyresearch.org
The incidence of fungal infections has increased significantly, so contributing to morbidity
and mortality. This is caused by an increase in antimicrobial resistance and the restricted …

A global view on fungal infections in humans and animals: opportunistic infections and microsporidioses

S Gnat, D Łagowski, A Nowakiewicz… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
After cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases are the second most common cause of
death worldwide. Although these infections are caused mainly by viruses or bacteria, a …

Secreted Aspartyl Proteinases Targeted Multi-Epitope Vaccine Design for Candida dubliniensis Using Immunoinformatics

N Akhtar, JSL Magdaleno, S Ranjan, AK Wani… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Candida dubliniensis is an opportunistic pathogen associated with oral and invasive fungal
infections in immune-compromised individuals. Furthermore, the emergence of C …

The role of bacterial and fungal human respiratory microbiota in COVID‐19 patients

S Soltani, A Zakeri, M Zandi, MM Kesheh… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), the etiologic
agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), has led to a worldwide pandemic with …

Current status of antifungal resistance and its impact on clinical practice

L Alcazar‐Fuoli, E Mellado - British journal of haematology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mortality linked to invasive fungal diseases remains very high despite the availability of
novel antifungals and new therapeutic strategies. C andida albicans and A spergillus …

Current methods for identifying clinically important cryptic Candida species

G Criseo, F Scordino, O Romeo - Journal of microbiological methods, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, the taxonomy of the most important pathogenic Candida species (Candida
albicans, Candida parapsilosis and Candida glabrata) has undergone profound changes …

Candida species epidemiology 2000–2013: a laboratory‐based report

KP Ng, CS Kuan, H Kaur, SL Na, N Atiya… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe a prospective laboratory‐based surveillance of Candida species that
were collected from different anatomical sites of patients admitted to the University of Malaya …

Epidemiology, antifungal susceptibility, and pathogenicity of Candida africana isolates from the United Kingdom

AM Borman, A Szekely, CJ Linton… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida africana was previously proposed as a new species within the Candida albicans
species complex, together with C. albicans and C. dubliniensis, although further …

Catechol thwarts virulent dimorphism in Candida albicans and potentiates the antifungal efficacy of azoles and polyenes

R Jothi, R Sangavi, P Kumar, SK Pandian… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The present study was deliberately focused to explore the antivirulence efficacy of a plant
allelochemical—catechol against Candida albicans, and attempts were made to elucidate …

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 …