Antifungal Development and the Urgency of Minimizing the Impact of Fungal Diseases on Public Health

Autor: de Oliveira, Haroldo C., Bezerra, Bárbara T., Rodrigues, Marcio L.
Zdroj: ACS Bio & Med Chem Au; April 2023, Vol. 3 Issue: 2 p137-146, 10p
Abstrakt: Fungal infections are a major public health problem resulting from the lack of public policies addressing these diseases, toxic and/or expensive therapeutic tools, scarce diagnostic tests, and unavailable vaccines. In this Perspective, we discuss the need for novel antifungal alternatives, highlighting new initiatives based on drug repurposing and the development of novel antifungals.
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