SHERLOCK, a rapid CRISPR-based diagnostic, detects Candida auris and antifungal resistance mutations in patient samples in under an hour.

CLSI and EUCAST offer different AFST protocols and interpretive criteria for detecting antifungal resistance or at least decreased antifungal susceptibility. However, both reference methods are labor ...

UC Davis infectious diseases experts George Thompson and Angel Desai are raising the alarm about the role new pesticides can play in building resistance to antifungal medical treatments. In a ...

Treatments available for vulvovaginal candidiasis, more commonly referred to as vaginal yeast infection, include antifungal drugs in intravenous and pill formulations. But fungi are developing ...

Once seen as a lasting medical breakthrough, antibiotics are steadily losing their effectiveness. Around the world, ...

Invasive fungal infections threaten the lives of the most vulnerable but countries lack the treatments needed to save lives. Not only is the pipeline of new antifungal drugs and diagnostics ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that a rarely diagnosed and frequently drug-resistant species, Aspergillus tubingensis, may be one of the most common causes of fungal infections in ...