
New Drugs and Other Strategies for the Treatment of Fungal Infections
2023; Future Medicine; Volume: 18; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2217/fmb-2023-0169
ISSN1746-0921
AutoresRodrigo Almeida‐Paes, Susana Frasés,
Tópico(s)Fungal Infections and Studies
ResumoFuture MicrobiologyVol. 18, No. 15 ForewordNew drugs and other strategies for the treatment of fungal infectionsRodrigo Almeida-Paes & Susana FrasesRodrigo Almeida-Paes https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-6058Laboratório de Micologia, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, BrazilRede Micologia – FAPERJ, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, BrazilSearch for more papers by this author & Susana Frases *Author for correspondence: Tel.: +21 3938 6564; E-mail Address: susanafrases@biof.ufrj.brhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5875-9886Rede Micologia – FAPERJ, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, BrazilLaboratório de Biofísica de Fungos, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:18 Sep 2023https://doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2023-0169AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleKeywords: antifugal drugsfungimycosesReferences1. Qadri H, Shah AH, Mir M. Novel strategies to combat the emerging drug resistance in human pathogenic microbes. Curr. Drug Targets 22(12), 1424–1436 (2021).Crossref, Medline, CAS, Google Scholar2. Rodrigues ML, Nosanchuk JD. Fungal diseases as neglected pathogens: a wake-up call to public health officials. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 14(2), e0007964 (2020).Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar3. Hoenigl M, Sprute R, Egger M et al. The antifungal pipeline: fosmanogepix, ibrexafungerp, olorofim, opelconazole, and rezafungin. Drugs 81(15), 1703–1729 (2021).Crossref, Medline, CAS, Google Scholar4. 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