Uncommon, or rare, yeast infections are on the rise given increasing numbers of patients
who are immunocompromised or seriously ill. The major pathogens include those of the …

Systemic infections caused by rare yeasts are increasing given the rise in
immunocompromised or seriously ill patients. Even though globally, the clinical significance …

Cryptococcosis caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans–Cryptococcus gattii complex is an
important opportunistic infection in people with immunodeficiency, including in the …

The Candida species cause a majority of invasive fungal infections. In this article, we
describe the nationwide epidemiology of candidemia in Kuwait in 2018. Yeast bloodstream …

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, an environmental yeast widely used in industry and agriculture,
is also an opportunistic pathogen resistant to multi-antifungals. During the national …

Abstract Knowledge of the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of fungemia in southern
China is limited. We conducted a six-year retrospective descriptive study to analyze the …

EUCAST has established clinical breakpoints for the six most common Candida species and
Cryptococcus neoformans but not for less common yeasts because sufficient evidence is …

To understand the epidemiology and susceptibility patterns of yeast infections in Ontario,
Canada, we examined 4,715 clinical yeast isolates submitted to our laboratory for antifungal …

Background Multiple yeast species can cause human disease, involving superficial to deep‐
seated infections. Treatment of these infections depends on the accurate identification of …

Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat. To counter the growing menace of antibiotic
resistance, several stewardship initiatives have been incorporated as part of the overarching …