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Parallel evolution of fluconazole resistance and tolerance in Candida glabrata

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
IntroductionWith the growing population of immunocompromised individuals, opportunistic fungal pathogens pose a global health threat. Candida species, particularly C. albicans and non-albicans Candida species such as C.
Lijun Zheng, Yi Xu, Chen Wang, Yubo Dong, Liangsheng Guo   +4 more
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Fluconazole resistance in non-albicans Candida species in the United States, 2012-2021

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Background: Candida spp can cause a variety of infections known as candidiasis, ranging from severe invasive infections to superficial mucosal infections of the mouth and vagina.
Emily Jenkins, Meghan Lyman, Brendan Jackson, Shawn Lockhart, Hannah Wolford, Sujan Reddy, James Baggs   +6 more
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Antifungal activities of tacrolimus in combination with antifungal agents against fluconazole-susceptible and fluconazole-resistant Trichosporon asahii isolates

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
The antifungal activity of tacrolimus in combination with antifungal agents against different fungal species has been previously reported. Here we report the in vitro interactions between tacrolimus and amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, and ...
Thaís Felli Kubiça, Laura Bedin Denardi, Maria Isabel Azevedo, Vanessa Oliveira, Luiz Carlos Severo, Janio Morais Santurio, Sydney Hartz Alves   +6 more
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Serotonin reuptake inhibitors effect on fluconazole activity against resistant Candida glabrata strains

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2022
: Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate four selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as modifiers of fluconazole activity against resistant strains of Candida glabrata. Methods: The effect of SSRIs on fluconazole activity was studied using the
Bashar A. Alkhalifa, Nailya R. Bulatova, Waed abuRokba, Rula M. Darwish   +3 more
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Comparative fitness trade-offs associated with azole resistance in Candida auris clinical isolates

Heliyon
Multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris is a serious threat to public health with documented survival in various hospital niches. The dynamics of this survival benefit and its trade off with drug resistance are still unknown for this pathogen.
Sourav Das, Shreya Singh, Yamini Tawde, Tushar K. Dutta, Shivaprakash M. Rudramurthy, Harsimran Kaur, Tushar Shaw, Anup Ghosh   +7 more
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The transcription factor Rpn4 activates its own transcription and induces efflux pump expression to confer fluconazole resistance in Candida auris

mBio, 2023
The emergence and nosocomial spread of the multidrug-resistant Candida auris pose a severe public health threat. Most C. auris clinical isolates are fluconazole resistant.
Eve W. L. Chow, Yabing Song, Jinxin Chen, Xiaoli Xu, Jianbin Wang, Kun Chen, Jiaxin Gao, Yue Wang   +7 more
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Effectiveness of voriconazole therapy for pulmonary cryptococcosis in fluconazole treatment failure: a multicenter real-world study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Introduction Current guidelines recommend fluconazole as first-line therapy for pulmonary cryptococcosis. However, clinical reports indicate that fluconazole treatment fails in some patients.
Dian Yuan, Kang Li, Xinyu Zheng, Xiangguo Li, Yuexiang Shui, Yinghua Ying, Fugui Yan   +6 more
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Synergistic and antagonistic drug interactions in the treatment of systemic fungal infections

eLife, 2020
Invasive fungal infections cause 1.6 million deaths annually, primarily in immunocompromised individuals. Mortality rates are as high as 90% due to limited treatments.
Morgan A Wambaugh, Steven T Denham, Magali Ayala, Brianna Brammer, Miekan A Stonhill, Jessica CS Brown   +5 more
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Fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis: A new emerging threat in the fungi arena

Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2022
Candida parapsilosis is a leading cause of invasive candidiasis in southern Europe, Latin America and Asia. C. parapsilosis has been mostly considered susceptible to triazoles, but fluconazole resistance is on the rise in some countries.
Pilar Escribano, Pilar Escribano, Jesús Guinea, Jesús Guinea, Jesús Guinea   +4 more
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Cytotoxicity of fluconazole on canine dental pulp-derived stem cells

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2020
Objective: In order to use fluconazole as an antifungal in cell cultures, we evaluated its possible cytotoxic effects and its influence on the proliferation and viability of canine dental pulp-derived stem cells (cDPSCs).
Paulo Henrique Utumi, Letícia Fracaro, Felipe Yukio Ishikawa Fragoso, Dayane Mayumi Miyasaki, Paula Joly dos Santos, Lidiane Maria Boldrini-Leite, Paulo Roberto Slud Brofman, José Ademar Villanova, Jr., Alexandra Cristina Senegaglia   +8 more
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