The importance of antimicrobial resistance in medical mycology

Neil A. R. Gow; Carolyn Johnson; Judith Berman; Alix T. Coste; Christina A. Cuomo; David S. Perlin; Tihana Bicanic; Thomas S. Harrison; Nathan Wiederhold; Mike Bromley; Tom Chiller; Keegan Edgar

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32249-5

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

The importance of antimicrobial resistance in medical mycology

Neil A. R. Gow,
Carolyn Johnson,
Judith Berman,
Alix T. Coste,
Christina A. Cuomo,
David S. Perlin,
Tihana Bicanic,
Thomas S. Harrison,
Nathan Wiederhold,
Mike Bromley,
Tom Chiller,
Keegan Edgar

Affiliations

Neil A. R. Gow: MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building
Carolyn Johnson: Medical Research Council, Polaris House
Judith Berman: Shmunis School of Biomedical and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Alix T. Coste: Microbiology Institute, University Hospital Lausanne
Christina A. Cuomo: (CAC) Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
David S. Perlin: Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian health
Tihana Bicanic: Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London
Thomas S. Harrison: MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building
Nathan Wiederhold: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Mike Bromley: Manchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Evolution, Infection, and Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, CTF Building
Tom Chiller: Center for Disease Control and Prevention Mycotic Disease Branch 1600 Clifton Rd, MSC-09
Keegan Edgar: Center for Disease Control and Prevention Mycotic Disease Branch 1600 Clifton Rd, MSC-09

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32249-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The impact of fungal infections on human health has been exacerbated by the rise of antifungal drug resistance. In this Review, the authors outline the problem of antifungal resistance and suggest how this growing threat might be mitigated.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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