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The antimicrobial potential of nanoparticles

Nanoparticles have widely been used as advanced tools for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases.

23 May 2023

Gut check: Our microbiome's vitamin factory could redefine personal health

Research highlights the crucial role of vitamins in metabolic and regulatory processes. It explores the microbial contribution of essential vitamins, such as vitamin K and B-group vitamins, in the gastrointestinal tract, emphasizing their impact on human health and the gut microbiome.

23 May 2023

Hydrogel combines nanozymes and probiotics for effective Candida vaginitis treatment

Research introduces FeLab, a responsive hydrogel that combines nanozymes and probiotics for the treatment of Candida vaginitis. FeLab demonstrates effective anti-Candida activity, promotes vaginal mucosa repair, and restores healthy vaginal microbiota, offering a promising therapeutic approach for this condition.

21 May 2023

Transforming antibiotic resistance testing: a novel, rapid and affordable technique

News Medical speaks with Dr. Sandor Kasas, a lead researcher at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.

19 May 2023

Understanding human mycobiome commensalism and pathogenesis

Researchers explored commensalism and pathogenesis relationships in the human mycobiome.

18 Apr 2023

Understanding the environmental interactions of the drug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candida auris

Researchers reviewed the potential pathways through which Candida auris can be introduced into the environment

17 Apr 2023

Is depression associated with gut mycobacteria dysbiosis in children?

Researchers evaluated the gut mycobiota in adolescents/children with depression.

4 Apr 2023

Plastic waste's 'plastisphere' could harbor and spread eukaryotic pathogens

A recent study reviews the potential for helminth, fungal, and protozoan pathogens to associate with plastisphere.

3 Apr 2023

The rise of Candida auris: Understanding its origin and persistence

In a recent study published in the PLOS Pathogens journal, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States (US) explored the existing perspectives on the origination, resistance, and transmission of Candida auris, a human fungal pathogen.

28 Mar 2023

Demographic, geographic, and temporal variables associated with C. auris cases in Italy

A recent study reported growing cases of Candida auris in North Italy.

27 Mar 2023

Researchers discuss strategic actions to stimulate research on fungal diseases in the context of the WHO fungal pathogens priority list

Researchers in the US and Brazil explored priority fungal pathogens recognized by the WHO.

27 Mar 2023

How can microbiota be used to make wine more health beneficial?

Researchers discussed the use of wine microbiota in enhancing the functional components of wine during production.

27 Mar 2023

Possible pathways of C. auris emergence and the hypothetical role of interspecies transmission

Researchers summarized the current understanding of the emergence and ecologic niches of Candida auris.

27 Mar 2023

Candida auris escapes innate immunity through metabolic reprogramming

A team of scientists from Australia and Israel demonstrates that Candida auris, a fungus associated with life-threatening and drug-resistant infections, escapes the host's innate immune response by destroying macrophages through metabolic reprogramming. The fungus is also capable of escaping antimicrobial inflammatory response.

23 Mar 2023

Antifungal tolerance in Candida auris contributes to treatment failure

A recent study published in the journal Biomedicines aimed to determine the antifungal tolerance of Candida auris (C. auris) to all three classes of antifungal drugs commonly used to treat invasive candidiasis.

23 Mar 2023

High-resolution mass spectrometric rapid identification of Candida auris

A recent study published in the Journal of Fungi used a novel OrbitrapTM high-resolution mass spectrometric technology coupled with liquid chromatography to identify geographically different clades of Candida auris (C. auris) isolates. This proof-of-concept methodology could accurately detect C. auris in the microbiology laboratory.

23 Mar 2023

Candida auris infection without epidemiologic links to a prior outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified Candida auris (C. auris) as an urgent public threat due to its role in elevating mortality, its ability to persist in hospital environments, and the high possibility of developing pan-drug resistance.

23 Mar 2023

The role of the fungal mycobiome in women's health

Researchers discuss the association between human mycobiota and female health.

15 Mar 2023

The burden of Clostridioides difficile infections in the United States

Researchers review existing data on Clostridioides difficile infections among United States residents.

13 Mar 2023

Study highlights the emergence of S. cerevisiae as an opportunistic fungal pathogen in immunosuppressed patients presenting several severe comorbidities

Researchers from Brazil presented a fatal case of a patient developing Saccharomyces cerevisiae infection and succumbing to septic shock after contracting and recovering from a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Feb 2023