Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Superbug' fungus spread in two cities, health officials say
U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home.
Jul 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug-resistant infections: If you can't beat 'em, starve 'em, scientists find
How do you fight a fungal infection that is becoming increasingly resistant to medicine? By starving it, found a team of University at Buffalo and Temple University researchers.
May 24, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Combination of drugs may combat deadly drug-resistant fungus
As health officials in New Jersey, Illinois and New York State scramble to contain the spread of a highly infectious and deadly fungus, microbiologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have shown that a combination ...
Jun 22, 2019
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Study highlights gut fungi's lasting impact on severe COVID-19 immune response
Certain gut-dwelling fungi flourish in severe cases of COVID-19, amplifying the excessive inflammation that drives this disease while also causing long-lasting changes in the immune system, according to a new study led by ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Fungus causing fatal infections in hospitalized patients has unique growth patterns
The multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris, which has caused fatal infections in some hospitalized patients, has at least two different growth patterns and some of its strains are as capable of causing disease as the most ...
Aug 17, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blocking yeast-bacteria interaction may prevent severe biofilms that cause childhood tooth decay
Though most tooth decay can be blamed on bacteria, such as Streptococcus mutans, the fungus Candida albicans may be a joint culprit in an alarmingly common form of severe tooth decay affecting toddlers known as early childhood ...
Jun 20, 2017
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As COVID-19 spreads, potentially deadly fungus infects LA County health care facility
The shortage of medical equipment, including gowns and gloves, triggered by the coronavirus outbreak may be helping to spread dangerous germs within health care facilities, according to officials who warned of a potentially ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Immunology
Genetic target could help fight deadly drug-resistant infections
Fungal infections pose a major threat to hospital patients and have proven difficult to combat, but scientists have unlocked evidence that could lead to more effective treatment.
Jul 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genes and cellular processes that contribute to the pathogenesis of RVVC found
An international team of researchers has identified some of the genes and cellular processes that contribute to the pathogenesis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC)—a Candida albicans fungal infection. In their ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Innovative, simple treatment to combat the Candida Albicans fungus
A study led by the UPV/EHU has developed an innovative, simple treatment based on uterine stem cells to combat the Candida albicans fungus, responsible for vaginal candidiasis. Despite not being life-threatening, this disease, ...
Feb 6, 2019
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