Antifungal agents
A recent survey of 53 UK neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has shed light on the current practices of antibiotic and antifungal treatment for sepsis and meningitis. Researchers from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Ashford and St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust in Chertsey, UK, conducted a nationwide
Antifungal agents
Researchers at the National Center for Microbiology in Madrid, Spain, have highlighted the increasing threat of antifungal resistance in invasive Candida infections, which are among the most common fungal diseases worldwide. According to their study, published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection, the emergence of resistance mechanisms has reduced the efficacy
Antifungal agents
Scientists at the Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine in Kunming, People's Republic of China, have unraveled the antifungal mechanism of b-caryophyllene (BCP) in inhibiting conidial germination and mycelial growth of the pathogenic fungus Fusarium proliferatum, a primary cause of root rot disease in Panax notoginseng. Researchers, led by
Antifungal agents
Researchers from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and other institutions have conducted a study to identify a more effective diagnostic marker for invasive aspergillosis (IA), a life-threatening fungal infection. The study focused on galactosaminogalactan (GAG), a polysaccharide cell wall component secreted by Aspergillus hyphae. The researchers generated a monoclonal antibody against
