Mycoses
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COVID-19–associated ocular mucormycosis outbreak case study reveals high-risk group for deadly complication
“The mortality indicators we observed ... can help physicians triage patients for emergency procedures.”
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Fungal infection can mimic lung cancer metastases
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Oteseconazole promising for recurrent yeast infections
Oteseconazole was superior to fluconazole/placebo in the proportion of subjects with at least one culture-verified acute vulvovaginal candidiasis...
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Candida auris transmission can be contained in postacute care settings
A new study from Orange County, California, shows how Candida auris, an emerging pathogen, was successfully identified and contained in...
News from the FDA/CDC
Untreatable, drug-resistant fungus found in Texas and Washington, D.C.
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Antifungal appears to ease fungus-culture-negative vulvodynia
Overall, more than a third of women (38%) had complete resolution of pain and 54% had a greater than 60% reduction in pain.
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Fungemia, other fungal infections associated with s. Boulardii probiotics
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FDA approves ibrexafungerp for vaginal yeast infection
This is the first drug in a new antifungal class.
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Infective endocarditis from IV drug use tied to hemorrhagic stroke
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Posaconazole prophylaxis was effective in children with ALL undergoing chemotherapy
Targeted posaconazole prophylaxis was effective in preventing invasive fungal infection in children with ALL undergoing induction chemotherapy.
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ID consult for Candida bloodstream infections can reduce mortality risk