COVID-19-associated deaths during 2020 and 2021 accounted for 21.9% of the 13,121 fungal deaths in that period. COVID-19 represented the most common underlying cause of death (90.5%) among the ...

Wednesday in The Lancet Microbe.The study focused on infections caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, a fungus that is ubiquitous ...

Emerging invasive fungal infections present a new diagnostic and therapeutic challenge and a growing concern for immunocompromised patients, said a mycologist. News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases ...

The global landscape of fungal infections is evolving, with emerging pathogens increasingly challenging conventional diagnostic and treatment paradigms. Prominent among these are the dimorphic ...

LENEXA, Kan., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofins Viracor announced today the launch of its new quantitative real-time PCR assays for dimorphic fungi, a significant advancement in the rapid and ...

Morchella elata. Image by Peter G. Werner - Own work, CC BY 3.0 Morchella elata. Image by Peter G. Werner - Own work, CC BY 3.0 Despite this lack of detail, the abundance of fungi across all ...

Candida auris, a deadly fungal infection that has become resistant to antifungal drugs, has been spreading at 'an alarming rate' in U.S. health care facilities, the CDC warned Monday, March 20.

Dimorphic fungal infections pose a considerable challenge in clinical settings, often leading to severe illness and increased patient morbidity and mortality due to factors such as diagnostic delays.