The Phase 1 trial of the second-generation triterpenoid antifungal SCY-247, initiated in December of 2024, continues and results are expected in Q3 of 2025. Four presentations for SCY-247 were ...

A new study showed that psoriasis patients were 1.68 times more likely to acquire onychomycosis than people without psoriasis ...

The tool developed at Tulane was tested in collaboration with samples from University Health Network/University of Toronto, ...

Tulane University researchers have developed a CRISPR-based test that diagnoses Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) - a ...

The tool developed at Tulane was tested in collaboration with samples from University Health Network/University of Toronto, the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study, and the ...

When a person has black or dark-colored mucus, they may have inhaled potentially harmful pollutants. Coughing up black mucus may also be due to an underlying infection or condition. Mucus serves ...

Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the skin due to localized colonization.

DURING the fall of 1962 an epidemic of histoplasmosis occurred in Mason City, Iowa. The source of the infection was a starling roost in the center of town, and the epidemic resulted when heavy ...

Patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) are closely monitored and receive intensive treatment. Such aggressive monitoring and treatment will generate high-granularity data from both ...

Background: Lateral flow assay (LFA) has demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing cryptococcosis. However, its role in predicting therapeutic efficacy for pulmonary cryptococcosis ...