Fungal spores of the mold Aspergillus fumigatus produce an enzyme that weakens the immune system
Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that is found all over the world. Unlike closely related species, it can cause serious, often ...
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To cure or encourage: the paradoxical nature of an anti-fungal drug
A. fumigatus is a fungus that doesn’t harm the average, healthy person. In fact, healthy people breathe in anywhere between 50 and 100 spores each day while outside; the body then identifies and ...
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Fighting the rising tide of antifungal resistance: a global challenge
In the case of A. fumigatus, this is exactly what seems to have happened. Surveillance studies in countries from Europe, Asia and the Americas have detected azole-resistant A. fumigatus in ...
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Major Progress in the Development of New Medications Against Dangerous Fungal Infections
Home > Pressemitteilung: Major Progress in the Development of ...
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Deadly mold strains highly likely to acquire resistance to new drugs
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Strains of the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus, already resistant to azole antifungals, are five times more likely to develop resistance to new treatments ...