K J Kwon-Chung
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Recent Articles
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Cogliati M, Chidebelu P, Hitchcock M, Chen M, Rickerts V, Ackermann S, et al.
Fungal Genet Biol
. 2023 Dec;
170:103861.
PMID: 38128716
Hybrid AD strains of the human pathogenic Cryptococcus neoformans species complex have been reported from many parts of the world. However, their origin, diversity, and evolution are incompletely understood. In...
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Davis M, Martin R, Pinheiro G, Hoke E, Moyer S, Ueno K, et al.
mBio
. 2023 Oct;
14(5):e0212323.
PMID: 37800917
Cryptococcosis studies often utilize the common C57BL/6J mouse model. Unfortunately, infection in these mice fails to replicate the basic course of human disease, particularly hampering immunological studies. This work demonstrates...
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Nambu N, Tsai H, Chang Y, Kwon-Chung K, Yoshida T, Tanaka N, et al.
Environ Microbiol Rep
. 2021 Oct;
13(6):822-829.
PMID: 34632721
Conidial pigment is an important virulence factor in Aspergillus fumigatus, a human fungal pathogen. The biosynthetic gene cluster for 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN)-melanin in A. fumigatus consists of six genes, alb1, ayg1,...
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Seyedmousavi S, Chang Y, Youn J, Law D, Birch M, Rex J, et al.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
. 2021 Jul;
65(10):e0043421.
PMID: 34252298
Clinically relevant members of the / species complex and Lomentospora prolificans are generally resistant against currently available systemic antifungal agents , and infection due to these species is difficult to...
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Seyedmousavi S, Chang Y, Law D, Birch M, Rex J, Kwon-Chung K
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
. 2019 Mar;
63(6).
PMID: 30885903
The emergence of azole resistance in as well as an increasing frequency of multiresistant cryptic spp. necessitates exploration of new classes of antifungals. Olorofim (formerly F901318) is a new fungicidal...
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Seyedmousavi S, Lionakis M, Parta M, Peterson S, Kwon-Chung K
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2018 Dec;
5(9):ofy213.
PMID: 30568990
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is the most serious mold infection encountered in patients with iatrogenic immunosuppression. IA is also a major cause of mortality and morbidity in individuals with primary immunodeficiency...
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DSouza C, Kronstad J, Taylor G, Warren R, Yuen M, Hu G, et al.
mBio
. 2011 Feb;
2(1):e00342-10.
PMID: 21304167
Cryptococcus gattii recently emerged as the causative agent of cryptococcosis in healthy individuals in western North America, despite previous characterization of the fungus as a pathogen in tropical or subtropical...
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Salit R, Shea Y, Gea-Banacloche J, Fahle G, Abu-Asab M, Sugui J, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2010 Sep;
48(11):4329-32.
PMID: 20826647
We describe a case of invasive fungal infection caused by Volvariella volvacea following double umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT). Although infections caused by several mushroom species have been documented, we...
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Varma A, Kwon-Chung K
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
. 2010 Apr;
54(6):2303-11.
PMID: 20385871
We analyzed 71 clinical and environmental Cryptococcus gattii strains that had been isolated before or after the advent of azole antifungals to determine their level of heteroresistance to fluconazole (LHF)....
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Sugui J, Vinh D, Nardone G, Shea Y, Chang Y, Zelazny A, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2009 Nov;
48(1):220-8.
PMID: 19889894
A recent report on several cases of invasive aspergillosis caused by Neosartorya udagawae suggested distinctive patterns of disease progression between N. udagawae and Aspergillus fumigatus. This prompted us to characterize...