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Fungal biofilms are usually: not just fungal; not just a planar film and not just biological (they may collect heavy metals). Gordon Ramage and Riina Richardson describe the medical challenges of treating fungal biofilms. #mycology2025. @youngecmm.bsky.social

Addressing the Threat of Candida Infections: Resistance and Management Oliver A Cornely shares guidance on tackling Candida infections in an evolving landscape, including rising resistance and taxonomic changes.

Oliver A. Cornely from CECAD Cologne provides insights into @thelancet.bsky.social ID on addressing the rising threat of Candida infections, including the challenge of resistance and recent taxonomic changes. #IDsky #MEDsky

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Drug Resistant Fungus Infection Continues Spread in Michigan Michigan battles the rapid spread of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus targeting patients with invasive medical devices. With 114 cases identified in 2023, efforts to contain this dangerous infec...

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Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM Candida species are the predominant cause of fungal infections in patients treated in hospital, contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality. Candidaemia and other forms of invasive candidias...

🌍 New Global Guideline for #Candida Infections 🌍
Team led by @rosannesprute.bsky.social and myself @unicologne.bsky.social: 100+ experts, 35 countries, all UN regions release evidence-based recommendations
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Ramage et al. (2025) discuss fungal biofilms' rising clinical impact, highlighting their resistance to treatment and need for new strategies like novel antifungals, nanotech, and biofilm-disrupting agents.

Fungal Infections: Invisible Until It’s Too Late David W Denning, FRCP, FRCPath, FMedSci, outlines the "95-95 by 2025" initiative to diagnose and treat 95% of serious fungal infections globally by 2025, focused on improving access in underserved reg...

Dr. David Denning discusses the rise of the Global Action For Fungal Infections #GAFFI initiative, which aims to diagnose and treat 95% of serious fungal infections worldwide by 2025. #IDsky #MEDsky #fungalinfections

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Visual abstract summarizing the operating characteristics of Mucorales PCR on different samples. Sensitivity (%) / Specificity (%) Tissue 89%/87% FFPE 71%/99% BALF 97%/96% Blood 81%/96%

The Diagnosis of Mucormycosis by PCR: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis

Lottie Brown et al for @ishamycology.bsky.social Fungal PCR Initiative

Sn/Sp of Mucorales PCR on different samples:

Tissue 89%/87%
FFPE 71%/99%
BALF 97%/96%
Blood 81%/96%

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