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José Tiago Silva1, Isabel Ruiz-Camps2, José María Aguado3.
Abstract
Clinical mycology is in continuous development. The appearance of new clinical guidelines has made it possible to improve the approach to opportunistic fungal infections, especially in immunosuppressed patients (oncohematological and/or transplant recipients). At the same time, the development of new diagnostic tools and new antifungals with a greater spectrum of action and fewer side effects have led to faster diagnoses and treatments that are more effective. Along with these advances, there has been a change in the epidemiology of invasive fungal infection (IFI), with the appearance of new patients (e.g., COPD, liver cirrhosis, post-influenza) and new microorganisms (Candida auris, Lomentospora prolificans, mucorales), and resistant fungi (isolates of Aspergillus resistant to azoles) which the clinician must take into account when choosing the treatment of a patient with an IFI. In this paper we will briefly review the advances in recent decades and the emerging problems.Entities:
Keywords: Antifungal agents; Antifúngicos; Aspergillosis; Aspergilosis; Candida auris; Infección fúngica invasora; Invasive fungal infection
Year: 2021 PMID: 34294520 DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2021.03.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Iberoam Micol ISSN: 1130-1406 Impact factor: 1.044