BACKGROUND: Fungal ocular involvement can develop in patients with fungal bloodstream infections and can be vision-threatening. Ocular involvement has become less common in the current era of improved antifungal therapies. Retrospectively determining...
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Feb 12, 2020
BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) allows the analysis of complex and large data sets and has the potential to improve health care. The clinical microbiology laboratory, at the interface of clinical practice and diagnostics, is of special interest for...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Aug 9, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Fungal keratitis is caused by inflammation of the cornea that results from infection by fungal organisms. The lack of an early effective diagnosis often results in serious complications even blindness. Confocal microscopy i...
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Jan 1, 2025
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in fungal drug development offers innovative strategies to address the escalating threat of fungal infections and the challenge of antifungal resistance. This review evaluates the current landscape of f...
Fungal pathogens significantly impact human health, agriculture, and ecosystems, with infections leading to high morbidity and mortality, especially among immunocompromised individuals. The increasing prevalence of antifungal resistance (AFR) exacerb...
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society
Oct 1, 2023
Fungal infections have become a significant global health issue, affecting millions worldwide. Antifungal peptides (AFPs) have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional antifungal drugs due to their low toxicity and low propensity for induci...
Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
Nov 1, 2015
(1->3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) is a constituent of the fungal cell wall and its blood level is known as a marker of fungal infection including pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Meanwhile, peripheral blood neutrophil CD64 expression (CD64) is upregulated in vari...
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
Jan 1, 2015
BACKGROUND: The statistical methods to analyze and predict the related dangerous factors of deep fungal infection in lung cancer patients were several, such as logic regression analysis, meta-analysis, multivariate Cox proportional hazards model anal...
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