A 2023 study found adding clove oil to the antifungal medication clotrimazole improved the drug's effectiveness against oral candidiasis. Even so, clove oil should be used with caution as it can cause ...

Only three candidates are in phase 3, the final stage of clinical development, meaning few approvals are expected within the next decade. Be part of an exclusive group of enthusiasts! Get fresh ...

Only four new antifungal drugs were approved over the last decade. The WHO urges for safer treatments and improved diagnostics, especially in low and middle-income countries, to address this ...

WHO said that fungal diseases, including drug-resistant infections like Candida, are increasingly affecting immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing chemotherapy, living with HIV, or ...

auris as a fungal pathogen of critical priority. Similarly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that "C. auris is an emerging fungus that can cause severe, often multidrug ...

The antifungal has a backbone structure similar to some other antifungal drugs but has two sugar molecules tacked onto its tail. Those sugars are important for how the molecule kills fungi ...

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auris, dubbing it an "urgent antimicrobial (AR) threat." The fungus can be resistant to multiple antifungal drugs and can cause "life-threatening illness." C. auris "spreads easily" in healthcare ...

The drugs are Metronidazole, an antibiotic; Luliconazole, an antifungal; Dalteparin, used for cancer treatment; diabetics drug Gliclazide and Tramadol, a painkiller. New Delhi: The Indian ...

auris, as it not only is highly resistant to multiple antifungal drugs but also can withstand common hospital disinfectants. “CDC has deemed C. auris as an urgent AR [antimicrobial resistance ...