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Respiratory Infections, Fungal Infections

A warm welcome to Dr Jon Salmanton-García to our touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES Editorial Board!

Dr Amesika Nyaku and the touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES team are thrilled to welcome a new editorial board member, Dr Jon Salmanton-García (University of Cologne, Germany), specializing in infectious diseases in immunocompromised patients, with a particular focus on respiratory viral infections in hematology and fungal diseases. Our Editorial Board supports our mission to advance medical knowledge and […]

Antimicrobial Resistance, COVID-19, HIV, Fungal Infections

Foreword – touchREVIEWS in Infectious Diseases, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of touchREVIEWS in Infectious Diseases, where we continue our mission to deliver insightful, cutting-edge perspectives in infectious disease diagnosis and management. This issue offers an array of topics spanning diagnostics, service delivery innovations and preventive care, reflecting the dynamic challenges and opportunities in our field. In our first editorial, Barbara […]

Fungal Infections

An Overview of the BD MAXTM Vaginal Panel Assay on the BD CORTM System for Molecular Detection of Causes of Vaginitis

Barbara Van Der Pol

touchREVIEWS in Infectious Diseases. 2024;3(1):2–4

Vaginal symptoms are one of the most common reasons for women accessing acute healthcare in the USA.1 Vaginitis is most commonly evaluated based on clinical observations, including assessment of discharge characteristics, vaginal pH and, in some settings, microscopic examination of vaginal fluids. However, many women are suboptimally treated and often seek additional healthcare within the next […]

Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections

Erythrasma: A Superficial Cutaneous Bacterial Infection Overlooked in Clinical Practice

Venkatraman Rajkumar

touchREVIEWS in Infectious Diseases. 2023;2(1):19-25

Article highlights Erythrasma is a common chronic superficial cutaneous bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum when conditions are conducive. Corynebacterium minutissimum produces coproporphyrin III (a phosphor) that emits a coral pink fluorescence under Wood’s lamp and helps confirm the diagnosis of erythrasma. Smears, cultures and biopsies are only needed in a minority of patients with […]

Fungal Infections

Ibrexafungerp against Mucor strains using time-kill and scanning electron microscopy: ECCMID 2023, Mahmoud Ghannoum

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Vulnerable immunocompromised individuals are at risk of opportunistic infections by invasive molds, and available antifungal treatments for these invasive infections are currently restricted. Therefore, a combination of therapies has been proposed as a potential strategy to enhance the effectiveness of treatment outcomes. Prof. Mahmoud Ghannoum (Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Centre, […]

Fungal Infections

Antifungal resistance – biofilms, tolerance phenomena, treatment and diagnostics: Mahmoud Ghannoum, ECCMID, 2023

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Antifungal resistance is an increasing concern in the treatment of fungal infections, especially when there are already limited options in the treatment paradigm. It was a pleasure to talk with Editorial Board member Prof. Mahmoud Ghannoum (Integrated Microbiome Core and Center for Medical Mycology, Cleveland, OH, USA) around the impact of biofilms on antifungal therapy, […]

Fungal Infections

ECCMID 2023 highlights in fungal infections – diagnostics, treatments and case reports: Mahmoud Ghannoum

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Editorial Board member Prof. Mahmoud Ghannoum (Integrated Microbiome Core and Centre for Medical Mycology, Cleveland, OH, USA) joins us to discuss ECCMID 2023 highlights in fungal infections, antifungal therapies, diagnostic approaches, and specific case reports that help advise clinicians in clinical practice. Interviews in this series: Ibrexafungerp against Mucor strains using time-kill and scanning electron […]

HIV, Fungal Infections

Amphotericin B, an oral lipid nanocrystal for cryptococcal meningitis, phase 2 results: David Boulware, ECCMID 2023

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Intravenous amphotericin B is a mainstay of treatment in cryptococcal meningitis, in this phase 2 study the efficacy and safety of amphotericin B, a novel, orally absorbed, less-toxic formulation is investigated. It was a pleasure to talk with Prof. David Boulware (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA) to learn more around the prevalence, clinical presentations and […]

Fungal Infections

ReSTORE trial: rezafungin in candidemia and invasive candidiasis – Alex Soriano, ECCMID 2023

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The phase 3 ReSTORE trial (NCT03667690) was a randomized, double-blind, non-inferiority study comparing the efficacy and safety of rezafungin with caspofungin in the treatment of candidemia and/or invasive candidiasis. touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Alex Soriano (University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain) to discuss the unmet needs and mortality in candidemia and […]

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