CLSI and EUCAST offer different AFST protocols and interpretive criteria for detecting antifungal resistance or at least decreased antifungal susceptibility. However, both reference methods are labor ...

CFU: Colony-forming unit; CLSI: Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute; EUCAST: European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; MEC: Minimum effective concentration; MIC: Minimum ...

bioMérieux has created a new Fungal Susceptibility Card for susceptibility testing of Candida species and Cryptococcus neoformans. The VITEK 2 ASTYS07 card includes a sixth antifungal agent, ...

Fungal infections and their increasing resistance to antibiotics are an emerging threat to public health. Novel antifungal drugs, as well technologies that can help us bolster the antimicrobial ...

Of particular relevance in the clinical research area are the microdilution methods we developed for determining the susceptibility of yeasts and dermatophytes. We have shown that these methods are ...

Thought LeadersDr. Sandor KasasResearch LeadEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne News Medical speaks with Dr. Sandor Kasas, a lead researcher at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in ...

Growing prevalence of superficial and systemic fungal infections have posed a significant challenge to healthcare providers across the world. Increasing prevalence of fungal infections of the skin, ...

Fungal pathogens that live harmlessly on and inside the human body are increasingly defeating the limited arsenal of antifungal drugs, while simultaneously dodging the immune system’s surveillance.

Growing prevalence of superficial and systemic fungal infections have posed a significant challenge to healthcare providers across the world. Increasing prevalence of fungal infections of the skin, ...