The T2 Biosystems team is commercializing the only FDA-cleared direct-from-blood diagnostics able to rapidly detect bacterial and fungal pathogens, and we applaud the authors for raising awareness of ...

Candida parapsilosis, Candida krusei, and Candida glabrata. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the five species detected by the T2Candida Panel account for up ...

The drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris, was only discovered 10 years ago, but is now one of the world's most feared hospital microbes. There have been outbreaks across the world, and new ...

US cases nearly doubled in 2021 - from 756 to 1,471, says the CDC report. Healthy people are not at risk from Candida auris, but those with weak immune systems - or using medical devices like ...

The pharmacology, bioavailability and pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, and adverse effects of caspofungin acetate are reviewed. Caspofungin acetate is an echinocandin with fungicidal activity ...

parapsilosis isolates (often related to the ... Biomerieux Inc.), which allow for rapid Candida albicans identification through the blue staining of the colonies after 48 hours incubation at ...

Yeast infections develop if the yeast (fungus) Candida overgrows, which may occur in the esophagus, mouth, or vagina. Vaginal yeast infections are pretty common, with about 70% of women developing ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...