Hubertine M E Willems
Overview
Explore the profile of Hubertine M E Willems including associated specialties, affiliations and a list of published articles.
Author names and details appear as published. Due to indexing inconsistencies, multiple individuals may share a name, and a single author may have variations. MedLuna displays this data as publicly available, without modification or verification
Snapshot
Snapshot
Articles
21
Citations
494
Followers
0
Related Specialties
Related Specialties
Top 10 Co-Authors
Top 10 Co-Authors
Published In
Affiliations
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Recent Articles
1.
Ellis D, Jones M, Willems H, Cheung S, Makullah M, Aimanianda V, et al.
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
. 2024 Jun;
327(3):L293-L303.
PMID: 38915287
Chitin, a polysaccharide found in the fungal cell wall and the exoskeletons of house dust mites and cockroaches, has garnered attention as a potential immunoreactive allergen. Mammals have evolved to...
2.
Alvira-Arill G, Willems H, Fortwendel J, Yarbrough A, Tansmore J, Sierra C, et al.
J Infect Dis
. 2023 Nov;
229(2):588-598.
PMID: 38001054
Background: Use of mixed-oil (MO) intravenous fat emulsion (IFE) was shown to inhibit Candida albicans biofilm formation and overall rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSIs) compared with soybean-oil (SO) IFE)....
3.
Rayens E, Rabacal W, Willems H, Kirton G, Barber J, Mousa J, et al.
PNAS Nexus
. 2023 Jan;
1(5):pgac248.
PMID: 36712332
Invasive fungal infections cause over 1.5 million deaths worldwide. Despite increases in fungal infections as well as the numbers of individuals at risk, there are no clinically approved fungal vaccines....
4.
Wagner A, Vogel A, Lumsdaine S, Phillips E, Willems H, Peters B, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2022 Nov;
90(12):e0034222.
PMID: 36374100
Shielding the immunogenic cell wall epitope β(1, 3)-glucan under an outer layer of mannosylated glycoproteins is an essential virulence factor deployed by Candida albicans during systemic infection. Accordingly, mutants with...
5.
Liu J, Willems H, Sansevere E, Allert S, Barker K, Lowes D, et al.
PLoS Pathog
. 2021 Sep;
17(9):e1009884.
PMID: 34506615
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), caused primarily by the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans, results in significant quality-of-life issues for women worldwide. Candidalysin, a toxin derived from a polypeptide (Ece1p) encoded by...
6.
Miao J, Willems H, Peters B
Infect Immun
. 2020 Oct;
89(2).
PMID: 33106292
While human vaginal pH in childbearing-age women is conclusively acidic, the mouse vaginal pH is reported as being near neutral. However, this information appears to be somewhat anecdotal with respect...
7.
Willems H, Ahmed S, Liu J, Xu Z, Peters B
J Fungi (Basel)
. 2020 Feb;
6(1).
PMID: 32106438
, along with other closely related species, are the primary causative agents of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)-a multifactorial infectious disease of the lower female reproductive tract resulting in pathologic inflammation. Unlike...
8.
Peters B, Coleman B, Willems H, Barker K, Aggor F, Cipolla E, et al.
J Infect Dis
. 2019 Dec;
221(9):1554-1563.
PMID: 31805183
Candida albicans, a ubiquitous commensal fungus that colonizes human mucosal tissues and skin, can become pathogenic, clinically manifesting most commonly as oropharyngeal candidiasis and vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Studies in mice...
9.
Allison D, Scheres N, Willems H, Bode C, Krom B, Shirtliff M
Infect Immun
. 2019 Aug;
87(11).
PMID: 31451623
Invasive infections account for 15 to 50% of fatal bloodstream infections annually. These disseminated infections often arise without a defined portal of entry into the host but cause high rates...
10.
Willems H, Stultz J, Coltrane M, Fortwendel J, Peters B
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
. 2019 Aug;
63(11).
PMID: 31405860
Receipt of parenteral nutrition (PN) remains an independent risk factor for developing catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) caused by fungi, including by the polymorphic fungus , which is notoriously adept at...