The rapid emergence of antifungal-resistant human-pathogenic fungi

SR Lockhart, A Chowdhary, JAW Gold - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
During recent decades, the emergence of pathogenic fungi has posed an increasing public
health threat, particularly given the limited number of antifungal drugs available to treat …

Candida auris: Epidemiology, biology, antifungal resistance, and virulence

H Du, J Bing, T Hu, CL Ennis, CJ Nobile… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
First described in 2009 in Japan, the emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida
auris is becoming a worldwide public health threat that has been attracting considerable …

Worldwide emergence of fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis: current framework and future research roadmap

F Daneshnia, JN de Almeida Júnior, M Ilkit… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Candida parapsilosis is one of the most commen causes of life-threatening candidaemia,
particularly in premature neonates, individuals with cancer of the haematopoietic system …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance of Candida to azoles and echinocandins worldwide

KE Pristov, MA Ghannoum - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Recently there has been an increase in Candida infections worldwide. A
handful of species in the genus Candida are opportunistic pathogens and have been known …

Candida auris: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Infection Control Measures to Combat the Spread of Infections in Healthcare …

S Ahmad, W Alfouzan - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida auris, a recently recognized, often multidrug-resistant yeast, has become a
significant fungal pathogen due to its ability to cause invasive infections and outbreaks in …

Candida auris: The recent emergence of a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen

K Forsberg, K Woodworth, M Walters… - Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that causes serious invasive
infections with high mortality. It was first discovered in 2009, and since then, individual cases …

Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, resistance, and treatment of infections by Candida auris

A Cortegiani, G Misseri, T Fasciana… - Journal of intensive …, 2018 - Springer
Candida spp. infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients.
Candida auris is an emerging multi-drug-resistant fungus that is rapidly spreading …

Integrated genomic, epidemiologic investigation of Candida auris skin colonization in a skilled nursing facility

DM Proctor, T Dangana, DJ Sexton, C Fukuda… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Candida auris is a fungal pathogen of high concern due to its ability to cause healthcare-
associated infections and outbreaks, its resistance to antimicrobials and disinfectants and its …

An outbreak due to Candida auris with prolonged colonisation and candidaemia in a tertiary care European hospital

A Ruiz‐Gaitán, AM Moret, M Tasias‐Pitarch… - Mycoses, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Multidrug‐resistant Candida auris has emerged as a cause of insidious hospital outbreaks
and complicated infections. We present the analysis of an ongoing C. auris outbreak …

Candida auris—the growing menace to global health

SA Lone, A Ahmad - Mycoses, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
summary A paradigm shift of candidiasis from Candida albicans to non‐albicans Candida
species has fundamentally increased with the advent of C. auris. C. auris, despite being a …