Patients with suppressed immunity are at the highest risk for hospital-acquired infections.
Among these, invasive candidiasis is the most prevalent systemic fungal nosocomial …

Dermatophytoses or tinea refers to superficial fungal infection of keratinized tissues.
Although generally considered easy to treat, recalcitrant infections, presenting as extensive …

Dermatophytosis, the commonest superficial fungal infection, has gained recent attention
due to its change of epidemiology and treatment failures. Despite the availability of several …

Dermatophytes comprise pathogenic fungi that have a high affinity for the keratinized
structures present in nails, skin, and hair, causing superficial infections known as …

Although fungi do not cause outbreaks or pandemics, the incidence of severe systemic
fungal infections has increased significantly, mainly because of the explosive growth in the …

Simple Summary Plants form beneficial symbioses with endophytes, arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi, and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia. In addition to their role in plant growth and development …

Allylamines, naftifine and terbinafine, and the benzylamine, butenafine, are antifungal
agents with activity on the fungal cell membrane. These synthetic compounds specifically …

Ergosterol, the major sterol of fungal membranes, is essential for developmental growth and
the main target of antifungals that are currently used to treat fatal fungal infections …

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 …

Although the arsenal of agents with anti-Aspergillus activity has expanded over the last
decade, mortality due to invasive aspergillosis (IA) remains unacceptably high. Aspergillus …