CDC at Work: Mycotic Diseases Branch
CDC’s lead group for preventing illness and death from fungal diseases in the United States and throughout the world.
About Us
The goal of CDC’s Mycotic Diseases Branch (MDB) is to prevent illness and death from fungal diseases. We are one of few public health groups in the world devoted to the prevention and control of fungal diseases. We work with partners to understand who gets fungal infections and why by using epidemiology and microbiology research. We also investigate outbreaks and develop interventions to prevent fungal diseases.
Learn why fungal diseases are a public health problem pdf icon[PDF – 2 pages]:
- Increasing number of people with weakened immune systems. Opportunistic infections such as cryptococcosis and aspergillosis affect cancer patients, organ transplant recipients, and people with HIV/AIDS.
- Advancements and changes in healthcare practices. Healthcare-associated infections such as candidemia are a major concern in the United States. Advancements and changes in healthcare practices can allow new and drug-resistant fungi to emerge in healthcare settings.
- Changes in the environment. Fungi that live in soil or other parts of the natural environment cause diseases such as coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) and histoplasmosis. Weather and climate changes may be affecting these types of fungi.
Mycotic Diseases Branch Teams
Our epidemiology and laboratory teams work together, along with domestic and international partners, to combat fungal diseases in the following ways:
- Generate new information about fungal diseases and disease-causing fungi
- Respond quickly to fungal disease outbreaks and other emerging issues
- Conduct research
- Provide training and education about fungal diseases
Epidemiology team
Our epidemiologists:
- Determine the number of people who get sick from fungal diseases
- Track trends and patterns in how fungal diseases affect people
- Promote education and awareness about fungal diseases
- Develop and evaluate ways to prevent fungal diseases
- Help prepare healthcare facilities and laboratories in other countries to better detect and treat fungal diseases
Laboratory Team
Our laboratory staff:
- Find and identify disease-causing fungi in patient and environmental specimens (please see our specimen submission information webpage for details)
- Perform tests on certain specimens to see if they are resistant to antifungal medicines
- Research and develop new detection, diagnostic, and subtyping methods
- Use whole genome sequencing to study how and why certain fungi spread and make people sick
- Conduct a yearly mold identification training course in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Laboratories
- Help other laboratories improve their abilities to test for certain fungi
Fungal Disease Outbreaks
Fungal disease outbreaks are rare. An outbreak occurs when two or more people get sick from contact with the same source, sometimes in the same time or place. This can happen outdoors or in a health care setting, such as a hospital.
Detecting fungal outbreaks early is important so that the people affected can get the right treatment and so that health officials can prevent others from getting sick.
Click here to learn more about fungal disease outbreaks.
International Activities
Many people at risk for and suffering from fungal diseases live in low-resource settings. These areas of the world often lack the laboratory infrastructure needed to diagnose fungal diseases, and limited availability of antifungal medications means that some patients may not have access to lifesaving treatments. CDC is working with partners to improve access to fungal diagnostics and antifungal medications around the globe.
Learn more about some fungal diseases in low-resource settings:
Publications
Sharing scientific findings is an important part of the prevention and control of fungal diseases. Our branch is involved in producing numerous articles and papers which detail our research findings and investigations.
Key Publications by Year
- Almaghrabi R, Albalawi R, Mutabagani M, Atienza E, Aljumaah S, Gade L, et al. Molecular characterization and clinical outcomes of Candida auris infection single-center experience in Saudi Arabiaexternal icon. Mycoses. 2020 Feb 18
- Alvarado M, Bartolomé Álvarez J, Lockhart SR, Valentín E, Ruiz-Gaitán AC, Eraso E, et al. Identification of Candida auris and related species by multiplex PCR based on unique GPI protein-encoding genesexternal icon. Mycoses. 2020 Oct 31
- Ashraf N, Kubat RC, Adenis AA, Denning DW, Wright L, McCotter O, et al. Re-drawing the maps for endemic mycosesexternal icon. Mycopathologia. 2020 Feb 10
- Beer KD, Jackson BR, Chiller T, Verweij PE, Van de Veerdonk FL, Wauters J. Does pulmonary aspergillosis complicate COVID-19?external icon Crit Care Exp. 2020 Sep 18
- Benedict K, Jackson BR. Sporotrichosis cases in commercial insurance data, United States, 2012–2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 14
- Benedict K, Kobayashi M, Shikha Garg S, Chiller T, Jackson BR. Symptoms in blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, and histoplasmosis versus other respiratory illnesses in commercially insured adult outpatients, United States, 2016–2017external icon. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 16
- Benedict K, McCotter OZ, Jackson BR. Coccidioidomycosis skin testing in a commercially insured population, United States, 2014-2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Mar
- Benedict K, McCracken S, Signs K, Ireland M, Amburgey V, Serrano JA, et al. Enhanced surveillance for histoplasmosis — nine states, 2018–2019external icon. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 17
- Benedict K, Molinari NA, Jackson BR. Public awareness of invasive fungal diseases — United States, 2019external icon. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Sept 24
- Benedict K, Shantha JG, Yeh S, Beer KD, Jackson BR. Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome in a commercially insured population, United Statesexternal icon. PLoS One. 2020 Mar 13
- Benedict K, Thompson GR, Jackson BR. Cannabis use and fungal infections in a commercially insured population, United States, 2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 June
- Berkow EL, Lockhart SL, Ostrosky-Zeicher L. Antifungal susceptibility testing: current approachesexternal icon. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2020 Apr 29
- Bowers JR, Monroy-Nieto J, Gade L, Travis J, Refojo N, Abrantes R, et al. Rhizopus microsporus infections associated with surgical procedures, Argentina, 2006-2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May
- Caceres DH, Chiler T, Lindsley MD. Immunodiagnostic assays for the investigation of fungal outbreaksexternal icon. Mycopathologia. 2020 May 26
- Caceres DH, Fernandez NB, Lockhart SR. Innovative approaches for Histoplasma detectionexternal icon. Curr Fungal Infect Rep. 2020 June 6
- Caceres DH, Mohd Tap R, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Ferry H. Detection and control of fungal outbreaksexternal icon. Mycopathologia. 2020 Oct 10
- Caceres DH, Rivera SM, Armstrong PA, Escandon P, Chow NA, Ovalle MV, et al. Case-case comparison of Candida auris versus other Candida species bloodstream infections: results of an outbreak investigation in Colombia. external iconMycopathologia. 2020 Aug 29
- Chow NA, Chinn R, Pong A, Schultz K, Kim J, Gade L, et al. Use of whole-genome sequencing to detect an outbreak of Malassezia pachydermatis infection and colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit-California, 2015-2016external icon. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 May 6
- Chow NA, Muñoz JF, Gade L , Berkow E, Li X, Welsh RM, et al. Tracing the evolutionary history and global expansion of Candida auris using population genomic analysesexternal icon. BioRxiv. 2020 Jan 7
- Donnelly JP, Chen SC, Kauffman CA, Steinbach WJ, Baddley JW, Verweij PE, et al. Revision and update of the consensus definitions of invasive fungal disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortiumexternal icon. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Sept 15
- Fernandez NB, Caceres DH, Beer K, Irrazabal C, Delgado G, Farias L, et al. Ventilator-associated pneumonia involving Aspergillus flavus in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from Argentinaexternal icon. Med Mycol Case Rep. 2020 Jul 5
- Gade L Munos JF, Sheth M, Wagner D, Caceres DH, Berkow EL, et al. Understanding the emergence of multidrug-resistant Candida: Using whole-genome sequencing to describe the population structure of Candida haemulonii species complexexternal icon. Frontiers. 2020 May 7
- Garcias-Jeldes HF, Mitchel R, McGeer A, Rudnick W, Amaratunga K, Vallabhaneni S, et al. Prevalence of Candida auris in Canadian acute care hospitals among at-risk patients, 2018external icon. Antimicrob Resist Infect Cont. 2020 June 10
- Georgacopoulos O, Nunnally NS, Le N, Lysen C, Welsh RM, Kordalewska M, et al. Performance evaluation of culture-independent SYBR Green Candida auris qPCR diagnostics on anterior nares surveillance swabs.external icon J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Jun 24
- Ghannoum M, Arendrup MC, Chaturvedi VP, Lockhart SR, McCormick TS, et al. Ibrexafungerp: a novel oral triterpenoid antifungal in development for the treatment of Candida auris infectionsexternal icon. Antibiotics. 2020 Aug 25
- Gold JR, Jackson BR, Benedict K. Possible diagnostic delays and missed prevention opportunities in Pneumocystis pneumonia patients without HIV: analysis of commercial insurance claims data — United States, 2011–2015external icon. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 29
- Greene G, Lawrence D, Jordan A, Chiller T, Jarvis JN. Cryptococcal meningitis: a review of cryptococcal antigen screening programs in Africa.external icon Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2020 Jun 22
- Haumba SM, Toda M, Jeffries R, Ehrenkranz P, Pasipamire M, Ao T, et al. Prevalence of cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) among HIV-positive patients in Eswatini, 2014–2015external icon. Afric J Lab Med. 2020 Jul 29
- Indira B, Caceres DH, Wilfrido Coronell R, Salcedo S, Mora L, Marin A, et al. Bloodstream infections with Candida auris among children in Colombia: clinical characteristics and outcomes of 34 casesexternal icon. J Ped Infect Dis Soc. 2020 May 6
- Lockhart SR, Beer K, Toda M. Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus: what you need to knowexternal icon. Clin Microb News. 2020 Jan
- Magobo RE, Lockhart SR, Govender NP, TRAC-South Africa group. Fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis strains with a Y132F substitution in the ERG11 gene causing invasive infections in a neonatal unit, South Africaexternal icon. Mycoses. 2020 Mar 2
- Malani AN, Kauffman CA, Latham R, Peglow S, Ledtke CS, Kerkering TM, et al. Long-term outcomes of patients with fungal infections associated with contaminated methylprednisolone injectionsexternal icon. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 May 9
- McPherson TD, Walblay KA, Roop E, Soglin D, Valley A, Logan LK, et al. Notes from the field: Candida auris and carbapenemase-producing organism prevalence in a pediatric hospital providing long-term transitional care – Chicago, Illinois, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Aug 28
- Messina F, Marin E, Caceres DH, Romero M, Depardo R, Priarone MM, et al. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in a patient with disseminated histoplasmosis and HIV— a case report from Argentina and literature reviewexternal icon. J Fungi. 2020 Nov 10
- Misas E, Chow NA, Gómez OM, Muñoz JF, McEwen JG, Litvintseva AP, et al. Mitochondrial genome sequences of the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris. external iconFront Microbiol. 2020 Oct 27
- Modlin CE, Collins LF, Burdb EM, Lockhart SR, Lyon M. Acrophialophora levis brain abscess in a kidney transplant patient: a case report and review of the literatureexternal icon. 2020 Mar 10
- Oladele RO, Jordan A, Akande P, Akanmu SA, Akase IE, Aliyu S, et al. Tackling cryptococcal meningitis in Nigeria, one-step at a time; the impact of training.external icon PLoS One. 2020 Jul 6
- Oltean HN , Springer M, Bowers JR, Barnes R, Reid G, Valentine M, et al. Suspected locally acquired coccidioidomycosis in human, Spokane, Washington, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 8
- Ostrowsky B, Greenko J, Adams E, Quinn M, O’Brien B, Chaturvedi V, et al. Candida auris isolates resistant to three classes of antifungal medications — New York, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Jan 10
- Pacilli M, Kerins JL, Clegg WJ, Walblay KA, Adil H, Kemble SK, et al. Regional emergence of Candida auris in Chicago and lessons learned from intensive follow-up at one ventilator-capable skilled nursing facilityexternal icon. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 14
- Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization. Guidelines for diagnosing and managing disseminated histoplasmosis among people living with HIVexternal icon. IRIS PAHO. 2020 Jun 18
- Patel JB, Thomson RB, Alby K, Babady E, Culbreath K, Galas MF, et al. Expert opinion on verification of antimicrobial susceptibility tests.external icon J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Jun 3
- Rodriguez Tudela JL, Cole DC, Ravasi G, Bruisma N, Chiller TC, Ford N, et al. Integration of fungal diseases into health systems in Latin Americaexternal icon. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 30
- Rossow JA, Gharpure R, Brennan J, Relan P, Williams SR, Vallabhaneni S, et al. Injection drug use-associated candidemia: incidence, clinical features, and outcomes, East Tennessee, 2014–2018external icon. 2020 Sept 2
- Rossow JA, Ostrowsky B, Adams E, Greenko J, McDonald R, Vallabhaneni S, et al. Factors associated with Candida auris colonization and transmission in skilled nursing facilities with ventilator units, New York, 2016–2018external icon. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Sept 28
- Rossow JA, Queiroz-Telles F, Caceres DH, Beer KD, Jackson BR, Guillermo Pereira J, et al. A One Health approach to combatting Sporothrix brasiliensis: narrative review of an emerging zoonotic fungal pathogen in South Americaexternal icon. J Fungi. 2020 Oct 26
- Rybak JM, Munoz JF, Barker KS, Parker JE, Esquivel BD, Berkow EL, et al. Mutations in TAC1B: a novel genetic determinant of clinical fluconazole resistance in Candida aurisexternal icon. mBio. 2020 May 12
- Sexton JD, Welsh RM, Bentz LM, Forsberg K, Jackson B, Berkow EL, et al. Evaluation of nine surface disinfectants against Candida auris using a quantitative disk carrier method: EPA SOP-MB-35external icon. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jun 30
- Shroufi A, Chiller T, Jordan A, Denning DW, Harrison TS, Govender NP, et al. Ending deaths from HIV-related cryptococcal meningitis by 2030external icon. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 1
- Temfack E, Rim JJB, Spijker R, Loyse A, Chiller T, Pappas PG, et al. Cryptococcal antigen in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for detecting cryptococcal meningitis in adults living with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies. external iconClin Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 23
- Tenforde MW, Muthoga C, Callaghan A, Ponatshego P, Ngidi J, Mine M, et al. Cost-effectiveness of reflex laboratory-based cryptococcal antigen screening for the prevention and treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in Botswanaexternal icon. Wellcome Open Res. 2020 Mar 13
- Tenforde MW, Milton T, Rulaganyang I, Muthoga C, Tawe L, Chiller T, et al. Outcomes of reflex cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening in HIV-positive patients with CD4 counts of 100-200 cells/µL in Botswanaexternal icon. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 30
- Theodoropoulos NM, Bolstorff B, Bozorgzadeh A, Brandeburg C, Cumming M, Daly JS, et al. Candida auris outbreak involving liver transplant recipients in a surgical intensive care unit.external icon Am J Transplant. 2020 Jun 12
- Thevissen K, Jacobs C, Holtappels M, Toda M, Verweij P, Wauters J. International survey on influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (IAPA) in intensive care units: responses suggest low awareness and potential underdiagnosis outside Europeexternal icon. Crit Care. 2020 Mar 11
- Toda M, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Chiller TM, Jackson BR, Beer KD. Knowledge of infectious disease specialists regarding aspergillosis complicating influenza, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Apr
- Tsay SV, Mu Y, Williams S, Epson E, Nadle J, Bamberg WM, et al. Burden of candidemia in the United States, 2017external icon. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 28
- Verweij PE, Rijnders BJA, Brüggemann RJM, Azoulay E, Bassetti M, Blot S, et al. Review of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients and proposal for a case definition: an expert opinion.external icon Intensive Care Med. 2020 Jun 22
- Yorlady V, Cáceres DH, de Bedout C, Cano LE, Restrepo Á. Frequency of invasive fungal disease in adults: experience of a specialized laboratory in Medellín, Colombia (2009-2015)external icon. J Fungi. 2020 Mar 20
- Ahmad A, Spencer JE, Lockhart SR, Singleton S, Petway DJ, Bagarozzi DA Jr, Herzegh OT. A high-throughput and rapid method for accurate identification of emerging multidrug-resistant Candida auris.external icon Mycoses. 2019 Feb 23.
- Ambaraghassi G, Dufresne PJ, Dufresne SF, Vallières É, Muñoz JF, Cuomo CA, Berkow EL, et al. Identification of Candida auris using the updated 8.01 VITEK®2 yeast identification system: a multi-laboratory evaluation study.external icon 2019 Aug 14.
- Armstrong PA, Rivera SM, Escandon P, Caceres DH, Chow N, Stuckey MJ, Díaz J, et al. Hospital-associated multicenter outbreak of emerging fungus Candida auris, Colombia, 2016.external icon Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jul.
- Barker BM, Litvintseva AP, Riquelme M, Vargas-Gastélum Coccidioides ecology and genomics.external icon Medical Mycology. 2019 Feb 1.
- Barter DM, Johnston HL, Williams SR, Tsay SV, Vallabhaneni S, Bamberg WM. Candida bloodstream infections among persons who inject drugs – Denver metropolitan area, Colorado, 2017-2018external icon. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Mar 29.
- Benedict K, Beer KD, Jackson BR. Histoplasmosis-related healthcare use, diagnosis, and treatment in a commercially insured population, United States.external icon Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2019 April 30.
- Benedict K, McCotter OZ, Brady S, Komatsu K, Sondermeyer-Cooksey GL, Nguyen A, Jain S, et al. Surveillance for coccidioidomycosis — United States, 2011–2017. MMWR. 2019 Sept 20.
- Bongomin, F, et al. Essential in vitro diagnostics for advanced HIV and serious fungal diseases: international experts’ consensus recommendations.external icon Eur J Clin Microbial Infect Dis. 2019 Jun 7.
- Brooks RB, Walters M, Forsberg K, Vaeth E, Woodworth K, Vallabhaneni S. Candida auris in a U.S. patient with carbapenemase-producing organisms and recent hospitalization in Kenya. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 Aug 2.
- Caceres DH, Adenis A, Braga de Souza JV, Gomez BL, Santana Cruz K, Pasqualotto AC, Ravasi G, et al. The Manaus Declaration: current situation of histoplasmosis in the Americas, report of the II regional meeting of the International Histoplasmosis Advocacy Groupexternal icon. Curr Fungal Infect Rep. 2019 Nov 27.
- Caceres DH, Forsberg K, Welsh RM, Sexton DJ, Lockhart SR, Jackson BR, Chiller T. Candida auris: a review of recommendations for detection and control in healthcare settingsexternal icon. J Fungi. 2019 Nov 28.
- Caceres DH, Gómez BL, Tobón AM, Chiller TM, Lindsley MD. Evaluation of a Histoplasma antigen Lateral Flow Assay for the rapid diagnosis of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in Colombian patients with AIDS.external icon Mycoses. 2019 Oct 18.
- Caceres DH, Knuth M, Derado G, Lindsley MD. Diagnosis of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in advanced HIV: a meta-analysis of assay analytical performance.external icon J Fungi. 2019 Aug 18.
- Caceres DH, Valdes A. Histoplasmosis and tuberculosis co-occurrence in people with advanced HIVexternal icon. J Fungi. 2019 Aug 5.
- Chi GC, Benedict K, Beer KD, Jackson BR, McCotter O, Xie F, Lawrence JM, et al. Antibiotic and antifungal treatment among persons with confirmed coccidioidomycosis – Southern California, 2011.external icon Med Mycol. 2019 Jul 9.
- Chow NA, de Groot T, Badali H, Abastabar M, Chiller TM, Meis JF. Potential fifth clade of Candida auris, Iran, 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 July 16.
- Chow, NA et al. Hurricane-associated mold exposures among patients at risk for invasive mold infections after Hurricane Harvey – Houston, Texas, 2017.external icon MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019 May 31.
- Cogliati M, Desnos-Ollivier M, McCormick-Smith I, Rickerts V, Ferreira-Paim K, Wieland M, Boekhout T, et al. Genotypes and population genetics of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gatti species complexes in Europe and the Mediterranean area.external icon Fungal Genetics and Biology. 2019 April 3.
- Donnelly JP, Chen SC, Kauffman CA, Steinbach WJ, Baddley JW, Verweij PE, et al. Revision and update of the consensus definitions of invasive fungal disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium.external icon Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Dec 5.
- Donovan FM, Wightman P, Zong Y, Gabe L, Majeed A, Ynosencio T, Bedrick EJ, et al. Delays in coccidioidomycosis diagnosis and associated healthcare utilization, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Sept.
- Gade L, McCotter OZ, Bowers JR, Waddell V, Brady S, Carvajal JA, Sunenshine R, et al. The detection of Coccidioides from ambient air in Phoenix, Arizona: Evidence of uneven distribution and seasonality.external icon Medical Mycology. 2019 Sept 10.
- Govender NP, Meintjes G, Mangena P, Nel J, Potgieter S, Reddy D, et al. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and management of cryptococcal disease among HIV-infected persons: 2019 update.external icon South Afr J HIV Med. 2019 Nov 8.
- Hartnett KP, Jackson BR, Perkins KM, Glowicz J, Kerins JL, Black SR, Lockhart SR, Christensen BE, Beer KD. A guide to investigating suspected outbreaks of mucormycosis in healthcare.external icon J Fungi. 2019 Jul 24.
- Hata DJ, Humphries R, Lockhart SR, College of American Pathologists Microbiology Committee. Candida auris: an emerging yeast pathogen posing distinct challenges for laboratory diagnostics, treatment, and infection prevention.external icon Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2019 Jun 6.
- Hay R, Denning DW, Bonifaz A, Queiroz-Telles F, Beer K, Bustamante B, Chakrabarti A, et al. The diagnosis of fungal Neglected Tropical Diseases (Fungal NTDs) and the role of investigation and laboratory tests: an expert consensus report.external icon Trop Med Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 24.
- Hurst S, Lysen C, Cooksey G, Vugia DJ, Litvintseva AP, Lockhart SR. Molecular typing of clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus gattii species complex from Southern California, United States.external icon 2019 Aug 3.
- Jackson BR, Chow N, Forsberg K, Litvintseva AP, Lockhart SR, Welsh R, Vallabhaneni S, et al. On the origins of a species: what might explain the rise of Candida auris?external icon J Fungi. 2019 Jul 6.
- Lockhart SR. Candida auris and multidrug resistance: defining the new normal.external icon Fungal Genet Biol. 2019 June 20.
- Lockhart SR, Gary JM. Is this zebra really a zebra? the challenge of diagnosing rare fungal infections in veterinary pathology.external icon Vet Pathol. 2019 Jul.
- McCotter OZ, Benedict K, Engelthaler DM, Komatsu K, Lucas KD, Mohle-Boetani JC, et al. Update on the epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis in the United States.external icon Med Mycol. 2019 Feb 1;57(Supplement_1):S30-S40.
- McCotter OZ, Kennedy J, McCollum J, Bartholomew M, Iralu J, Jackson BR, Haberling D, et al. Coccidioidomycosis among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 2001–2014external icon. Open Forum infectious Diseases. 2019 March 11.
- Nunnally NS, Etienne KA, Angulo D, Lockhart SR, Berkow EL. In vitro activity of ibrexafungerp, a novel glucan synthase inhibitor against Candida glabrata isolates with FKS mutations.external icon Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 Sep 3.
- Oltean HN, Etienne KA, Roe CC, Gade L, McCotter OZ, Engelthaler DM, Litvintseva AP. Utility of whole-genome sequencing to ascertain locally acquired cases of coccidioidomycosis, Washington, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Mar
- Rajasingham R, Meya DB, Greene GS, Jordan A, Nakawuka M, Chiller TM, et al. Evaluation of a national cryptococcal antigen screening program for HIV-infected patients in Uganda: A cost-effectiveness modeling analysisexternal icon. PloS one. 2019;14(1):e0210105.
- Singh S, Uppuluri P, Mamouei Z, Alqarihi A, Elhassan H, French S, Lockhart SR, et al. The NDV-3A vaccine protects mice from multidrug resistant Candida auris infectionexternal icon. PLoS Pathog.external icon 2019 Aug 5.
- Teixeira MM, Alvarado P, Roe CC, Thompson GR 3rd, Patané JSL, Sahl JW, Keim P, et al. Population structure and genetic diversity among isolates of Coccidioides posadasii in Venezuela and surrounding regionsexternal icon. MBio. 2019 Nov 26.
- Tenforde MW, Muthoga C, Callaghan A, Ponetshego P, Ngidi J, Mine M, et al. Cost-effectiveness of reflex laboratory-based cryptococcal antigen screening for the prevention and treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in Botswanaexternal icon. Wellcome Open Res. 2019 Sep 25.
- Toda M, Gonzalez FJ, Fonseca-Ford M, et al. Notes from the field: multistate coccidioidomycosis outbreak in U.S. residents returning from community service Trips to Baja California, Mexico — July–August 2018external icon. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019 Apr 12.
- Toda M, Williams SR, Berkow EL, Farley MM, Harrison LH, Bonner L, Marceaux KM, et al. Population-based active surveillance for culture-confirmed candidemia — four sites, United States, 2012–2016. MMWR. 2019 Sept 27.
- Vallabhaneni S, Jackson BR, Chiller TM. Candida auris: an emerging antimicrobial resistance threat.external icon Ann Intern Med. 2019 Jul 30.
- Verweij PE, Brüggemann RJM, Wauters J, Rijnders BJA, Chiller T, van de Veerdonk F. Influenza coinfection: be(a)ware of invasive aspergillosis.external icon Clin Infect Dis. 2019 May 11.
- Vogelzang EH, Weersink AJL, van Mansfeld R, Chow NA, Meis JF, van Dijk K. The first two cases of Candida auris in the Netherlands.external icon J Fungi. 2019 Sep 30.
- Welsh RM, Sexton DJ, Forsberg K, Vallabhaneni S, Litvintseva A. Insights into the unique nature of the East Asian clade of the emerging pathogenic yeast, Candida auris.external icon J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb 13.
- Yu CH, Chen Y, Desjardins CA, Tenor JL, Toffaletti DL, Giamberardino C, et al. Landscape of gene expression variation of natural isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in response to biologically relevant stressesexternal icon. Microb Genom. 2019 Dec 20.
- Zhang AY, Shrum S, Williams S, Petnic S, Nadle J, Johnston H, Barter D, et al. The changing epidemiology of candidemia in the United States: injection drug use as an increasingly common risk factor – active surveillance in selected sites, United States, 2014–17external icon. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 2.
- Adams E, Quinn M, Tsay S, Poirot E, Chaturvedi S, et al.Candida auris in Healthcare Facilities, New York, USA, 2013-2017external icon. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Oct;24(10):1816-1824.
- Adenis AA, Valdes A, Cropet C, McCotter OZ, Derado G, Couppie P, Chiller T, Nacher M. Burden of HIV-associated histoplasmosis compared with tuberculosis in Latin America: a modelling studyexternal icon. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 Aug 23.
- Armstrong PA, Jackson BR, Haselow D, Fields V, Ireland M, Austin C, et al. Multistate Epidemiology of Histoplasmosis, United States, 2011-2014. Emerging infectious diseases. 2018 Mar;24(3):425-31.
- Avery RK, Silveira FP, Benedict K, Cleveland AA, Kauffman CA, Schuster MG, et al. Cytomegalovirus Infections in Lung and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients in the Organ Transplant Infection Prevention and Detection (OTIP) Study: a Multi-Year, Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Studyexternal icon. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Mar 7.
- Beer KD, Blaney DD, Kadzik M, Kingsley BA, Sheih W, Bower W, et al. A Call to Action for Mycetomaexternal icon. Current Fungal Infection Reports. 2018 Jul 18.
- Beer, KD, Farnon, EC, Jain, S, Jamerson, C, Lineberger, S, Miller, J, Berkow, EL, Lockhart, SR, Chiller, T, Jackson, BR. Multidrug-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus Carrying Mutations Linked to Environmental Fungicide Exposure — Three States, 2010–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Sept 28
- Benedict K, Ireland M, Weinberg MP, Gruninger RJ, Weigand J, Chen L, et al. Enhanced Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, 14 US States, 2016.external icon Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jul;24(8):1444-1452.
- Benedict K, Jackson BR, Chiller T, Beer KD. Estimation of direct healthcare costs of fungal diseases in the United Statesexternal icon. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Sep 10.
- Benedict K, Roy M, Kabbani S, Anderson EJ, Farley MM, Harb S, et al. Neonatal and Pediatric Candidemia: Results From Population-Based Active Laboratory Surveillance in Four US Locations, 2009-2015external icon. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Mar 7.
- Berkow EL, Lockhart SR. Activity of novel antifungal compound APX001A against a large collection of Candida aurisexternal icon. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Aug 1. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky302.
- Berkow EL, Nunnally NS, Bandea A, Kuykendall R, Beer K, Lockhart SR. Detection of TR34/L98H Cyp51A mutation through passive surveillance for azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in the US, 2015-2017external icon. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2018 Feb 20.
- Bentz ML, Sexton DJ, Welsh RM, Litvintseva AP. Phenotypic switching in newly emerged multidrug-resistant pathogen Candida auris.external icon Med Mycol. 2018 Oct 16.
- Cáceres DH, Samayoa BE, Medina NG, Tobón AM, Guzmán BJ, Mercado D, et al. Multicenter validation of commercial antigenuria reagents to diagnose progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in people living with HIV/AIDS in two Latin American countriesexternal icon. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Mar 21.
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