... genetic analysis in mice has led to the discovery of a gene affecting susceptibility to a severe fungal infection in transplant recipients. In a study published June 20th in the open-access journal ...
... infections. Voriconazole is an antifungal agent which has been approved for treatment of a broad range of fungal infections, including those caused by Candida species. The authors, from the United ...
The effectiveness of voriconazole in combating fungal infections has been confirmed by a new study to be featured in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents.
... Microbiology meeting in Harrogate, by Dr Christopher Thornton from the University of Exeter, UK. Fungal infections are a significant cause of death in patients whose immune systems are suppressed, for ...
... related genes, called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs, affect susceptibility to fungal and other infections.
"If we can identify patterns of SNPs that make people more likely to develop ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- The secret to fighting often lethal drug resistant fungal infections is to knock out the bug's molecular chaperone, according to U of T researchers.
... effective new treatments for potentially lethal fungal infections in cancer patients and others whose natural ... work may also lead to new ways to detect fungal infections earlier. Too often the fungus ...
... of Munich, Germany, where mice lacking the corresponding gene had been shown to be susceptible to fungal infections. Similarly, demonstration of the molecular mechanisms leading to the loss of fungi ...
... analysis now possible with this new testing model can be used to identify targets that could prevent or treat fungal infections in people.
"The beauty of this new model is that we can study both ...
... risk was related to choice of antibiotic prophylaxis, with the highest risk seen with the use of cefazolin. Fungal infection occurred in 10 cases, a remarkably high number because many of the ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 21 (UPI) -- White oak and sycamore trees in Columbus, Ohio, are being ravaged by a fungal disease brought on by the wet spring, experts say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says manufacturers of Humira, Cimzia, Enbrel and Remicade must emphasize the risk of developing fungal infections.
... , new research has found. University of Manchester scientists found that pills used to treat everyday fungal infections greatly improved symptoms of asthma in those patients that had an allergic ...
... .com) -- University of Toronto researchers have discovered that by switching off a protein "thermostat" that controls the growth and spread of lethal fungal infections, the disease may be halted.
... infected groups," said Dr. Pirofski. "The HIV-infected people with fungal meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans had ... fewer IgM memory B cells than HIV-infected patients who didn't come down with ...
