Candida auris Genetics and Emergence

A Chowdhary, K Jain, N Chauhan - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that presents a serious threat to
global human health. Since the first reported case in 2009 in Japan, C. auris infections have …

The global problem of antifungal resistance: prevalence, mechanisms, and management

DS Perlin, R Rautemaa-Richardson… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
All serious fungal infections need appropriate antifungal therapy for successful patient
outcome. Only a few classes of antifungal drugs are available, so the emergence of …

Mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance

LE Cowen, D Sanglard… - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Antifungal therapy is a central component of patient management for acute and chronic
mycoses. Yet, treatment choices are restricted because of the sparse number of antifungal …

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 …

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 …

Candida Species Biofilms' Antifungal Resistance

S Silva, CF Rodrigues, D Araújo, ME Rodrigues… - Journal of Fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
Candida infections (candidiasis) are the most prevalent opportunistic fungal infection on
humans and, as such, a major public health problem. In recent decades, candidiasis has …

Fungal biofilm resistance

G Ramage, R Rajendran, L Sherry… - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal biofilm infections have become increasingly recognised as a significant clinical
problem. One of the major reasons behind this is the impact that these have upon treatment …

Mechanisms of Candida Biofilm Drug Resistance

HT Taff, KF Mitchell, JA Edward, DR Andes - Future microbiology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Candida commonly adheres to implanted medical devices, growing as a resilient biofilm
capable of withstanding extraordinarily high antifungal concentrations. As currently available …

Mechanisms of echinocandin antifungal drug resistance

DS Perlin - Annals of the new York Academy of Sciences, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal infections due to Candida and Aspergillus species cause extensive morbidity and
mortality, especially among immunosuppressed patients, and antifungal therapy is critical to …

Regulatory circuitry governing fungal development, drug resistance, and disease

RS Shapiro, N Robbins, LE Cowen - Microbiology and molecular …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogenic fungi have become a leading cause of human mortality due to the increasing
frequency of fungal infections in immunocompromised populations and the limited …