Systemic candidemia, defined by the presence of Candida species in the bloodstream, poses a significant risk of ocular invasion due to haematogenous dissemination. The most frequent manifestation is ...

As a result, the Candida cell wall loses its structural stability and collapses, suppressing bacterial survival and proliferation. In fact, experiments using a systemic candidiasis model in mice ...

Michail Lionakis, MD, ScD, chief of the fungal pathogenesis section at the National Institutes of Health, is the senior author of this study. Invasive candidiasis is a life-threatening fungal ...

Researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CePOF) have succeeded in increasing the susceptibility of the fungus Candida albicans to drug treatment through light-activated therapy. The ...

Candida albicans ©Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc./Visuals Unlimited Updated guidelines spell out therapy for superficial as well as life-threatening disease variants that are the product of modern ...