"Antifungal Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues.
| Descriptor ID |
D000935
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122.136
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| Concept/Terms |
Antifungal Agents- Antifungal Agents
- Agents, Antifungal
- Therapeutic Fungicides
- Fungicides, Therapeutic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antifungal Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Development and validation of next-generation sequencing-based clinical test for triazole resistance prediction in Aspergillus fumigatus. J Clin Microbiol. 2025 Aug 13; 63(8):e0029125.
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Cryptococcus gattii Meningitis Complicated by Listeria monocytogenes Infection. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 09; 22(9):1669-71.
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A masquerader? Paecilomyces must be distinguished from Penicillium in fungal keratitis: a report of two contrasting cases. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Aug 18; 2015.
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Contact lens-related Fusarium infection: case series experience in New York City and review of fungal keratitis. Eye Contact Lens. 2007 Nov; 33(6 Pt 1):322-8.
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Fatal fat embolism following amphotericin B lipid complex injection. Exp Mol Pathol. 2004 Dec; 77(3):246-8.
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Aggresome formation in liver cells in response to different toxic mechanisms: role of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and the frameshift mutant of ubiquitin. Exp Mol Pathol. 2001 Dec; 71(3):241-6.
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The effectiveness of combined saquinavir and ketoconazole treatment in reducing HIV viral load. J Natl Med Assoc. 1998 Oct; 90(10):622-4.