Emerging fungal infections: new patients, new patterns, and new pathogens

DZP Friedman, IS Schwartz - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
The landscape of clinical mycology is constantly changing. New therapies for malignant and
autoimmune diseases have led to new risk factors for unusual mycoses. Invasive …

Emerging antifungal targets and strategies

M Ivanov, A Ćirić, D Stojković - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite abundant research in the field of antifungal drug discovery, fungal infections remain
a significant healthcare burden. There is an emerging need for the development of novel …

[HTML][HTML] The one health problem of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: current insights and future research agenda

PE Verweij, JA Lucas, MC Arendrup, P Bowyer… - Fungal Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Azole resistance is a concern for the management of diseases caused by Aspergillus
fumigatus in humans. Azole fungicide use in the environment has been identified as a …

Molecular mechanisms of acquired antifungal drug resistance in principal fungal pathogens and EUCAST guidance for their laboratory detection and clinical …

TR Rogers, PE Verweij, M Castanheira… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The increasing incidence and changing epidemiology of invasive fungal infections continue
to present many challenges to their effective management. The repertoire of antifungal drugs …

Aspergillus fumigatus strains that evolve resistance to the agrochemical fungicide ipflufenoquin in vitro are also resistant to olorofim

N van Rhijn, ISR Storer, M Birch, JD Oliver… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Widespread use of azole antifungals in agriculture has been linked to resistance in the
pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. We show that exposure of A. fumigatus to the …

Therapeutic drug monitoring of systemic antifungal agents: a pragmatic approach for adult and pediatric patients

J John, A Loo, S Mazur, TJ Walsh - Expert opinion on drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) has been shown to optimize the
management of invasive fungal infections (IFIs), particularly for select antifungal agents with …

[HTML][HTML] Facilitators of adaptation and antifungal resistance mechanisms in clinically relevant fungi

MWJ Hokken, BJ Zwaan, WJG Melchers… - Fungal genetics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Opportunistic fungal pathogens can cause a diverse range of diseases in humans. The
increasing rate of fungal infections caused by strains that are resistant to commonly used …

Isavuconazole prophylaxis in patients with hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients

L Fontana, DS Perlin, Y Zhao, BN Noble… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Isavuconazole (ISA) is an attractive candidate for primary mold-active
prophylaxis in high-risk patients with hematologic malignancies or hematopoietic cell …

[HTML][HTML] Paradoxal trends in azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in a national multicenter surveillance program, the Netherlands, 2013–2018

PPA Lestrade, JB Buil, MT van Der Beek… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We investigated the prevalence of azole resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates in the
Netherlands by screening clinical A. fumigatus isolates for azole resistance during 2013 …

Diagnosis and Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis Caused by Non-fumigatus Aspergillus spp.

J Stemler, C Többen, C Lass-Flörl, J Steinmann… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
With increasing frequency, clinical and laboratory-based mycologists are consulted on
invasive fungal diseases caused by rare fungal species. This review aims to give an …