antimycotics

The steadily increasing incidence of invasive fungal infections, influenced to some extent by the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by both yeast and molds makes it necessary to improve the antifungal therapies used. Historically, azoles have held a key …

This paper provides a review of the largest studies (over the period of 2018 to 2023) of promising novel antimycotics and their possible role in the treatment of invasive mycoses, including infections caused by resistant Candida and Aspergillus …

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of nails of fingers of the hands or feet, resulting in thinning, and the subsequent destruction, discoloration and desquamation of the nail plate from the nail bed. The etiology of onychomycosis in most cases are …

The high prevalence of invasive candidiasis (IC) in intensive care units (ICU) is one of the major problems of medical mycology and the modern medicine in general. More than 10% of all infections in ICU are caused by Candida spp. Infections caused by …

Retrospective study of antifungal consumption in 1029-bed hospital during the 2004–2006 was performed. Defined daily dose (DDD) per 100 bed-days was calculated to determine consumption of antifungal agents. ABC analysis was used to determine …

Invasive mycoses are the substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised children. The prevalence of invasive mycoses in this population is around 25% and the mortality rates are run up to 55-60%. Invasive candidiasis is a major …

Invasive fungal infections are still a growing problem of modern medicine. The prevalence of invasive fungal infections significantly increased during the last few decades concurrently with the increasing number of immunocompromised patients. The …

Сandidiasis remains the most frequently occurred form of invasive fungal infections and represents the major part of superficial mycoses. Important factor that contribute to create an accurate guidelines is the increasing number of candidiasis …