Ocular Fungal Infections

Ramírez-Soto, Max Carlos; Bonifáz, Alexandro

doi:10.3390/jof8101078

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“…Candidemia is a nosocomial infection and an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Every year, Candidemia affects many people in the world and about 50,000 people die [ 23 ]. When infection caused by Candida occurs, Candida spp.…”

Section: Fungal Ocular Infectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Candida Biofilm Eye Infection: Main Aspects and Advance in Novel Agents as Potential Source of Treatment

et al. 2023

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Fungi represent a very important cause of microbial eye infections, especially in tropical and developing countries, as they could cause sight-threating disease, such as keratitis and ocular candidiasis, resulting in irreversible vision loss. Candida species are among the most frequent microorganisms associated with fungal infection. Although Candida albicans is still the most frequently detected organism among Candida subspecies, an important increase in non-albicans species has been reported. Mycotic infections often represent an important diagnostic-clinical problem due to the difficulties in performing the diagnosis and a therapeutic problem due to the limited availability of commercial drugs and the difficult penetration of antifungals into ocular tissues. The ability to form biofilms is another feature that makes Candida a dangerous pathogen. In this review, a summary of the state-of-the-art panorama about candida ocular pathology, diagnosis, and treatment has been conducted. Moreover, we also focused on new prospective natural compounds, including nanoparticles, micelles, and nanocarriers, as promising drug delivery systems to better cure ocular fungal and biofilm-related infections. The effect of the drug combination has also been examined from the perspective of increasing efficacy and improving the course of infections caused by Candida which are difficult to fight.

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Section: Fungal Ocular Infectionmentioning

confidence: 99%