Fungal Infections and Antifungals
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fungal infections affect more than one billion people annually, with mortality rates similar to those of tuberculosis and malaria. Among these infections, those caused by Candida species have increased significantly, with growing concern about spreading potentially fatal fungal diseases. In this regard, the current diagnosis is nonspecific and treatment is sometimes ineffective. In parallel, this scenario may be strongly related to the virulence potential of these microorganisms and also to the patient's innate immune deficiencies. Furthermore, the occurrence of resistant strains has become a major concern, since many of these species have demonstrated reduced susceptibility to commercially available antifungals, which is particularly a problem in clinical settings. Thus, the search for alternative therapies associated with more assertive and rapid diagnostic techniques is crucial to addressing this problem, with the need for studies aimed at understanding the mechanisms of action, epidemiology, resistance to antifungals, and pathogenesis.
Prof. Dr. Rejane Pereira Neves
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fungal infections
- pathogenesis
- antifungal resistance
- virulence
- diagnosis
- epidemiology
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