He had inserted a tube in her nose and was removing tissues infected with mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection. This aggressive infection affects the nose, eye and sometimes the brain.

Fungal identification guides provide sufficient identification keys and subsequently information on the causative agents.

The infection primarily affects people with weakened immune systems or certain predisposing health conditions Mucormycosis is a severe, fungal infection caused by a group of moulds belonging to ...

Mucormycosis, although rare, has been reported in patients with uncontrolled diabetes, in those who are immunosuppressed, who have undergone leukemia or a bone marrow transplant.

At IDWeek 2024 [the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of ...

In India, instances of fungal infections, exemplified by outbreaks like Candida auris, and more recently, the emergence of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis, have been documented in various regions.

A New York restaurant is serving fungus. While Neurospora intermedia might not appear on the menu, it's a key ingredient used to make certain meals in the kitchen at the Michelin-starred Blue Hill ...

After the injection of the E. coli bacteria, both the fungus and the bacteria continued to grow, the latter eventually so rapidly that the fungus mounted an immune response against the bacteria.

A 66-year-old man with hypertensive nephrosclerosis and no history of diabetes underwent renal transplantation and was given antithymocyte globulin induction during surgery. One day later, he noted a ...

According to a new study, published in the journal Fungal Ecology, fungi may have their own unique measure of intelligence, making them capable of basic shape recognition and decision-making ...

A four-year-old boy in China had to have his finger amputated after his father took him to a foot massage parlour to treat a fungal infection in his nail.

The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem. But fungi are a remarkably diverse group of ...