"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antifungal Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Genomic insights into a clade-specific Candida tropicalis lineage with resistance to azoles and immune evasion traits. mBio. 2026 Apr 08; 17(4):e0023526.
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Candida auris: host interactions, antifungal drug resistance, and diagnostics. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2026 Mar 25; 90(1):e0018722.
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Effects of novel organoantimony compounds on the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. J Med Microbiol. 2025 Sep; 74(9).
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The Gcn5 lysine acetyltransferase mediates cell wall remodeling, antifungal drug resistance, and virulence of Candida auris. mSphere. 2025 Apr 29; 10(4):e0006925.
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Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Trimethylantimony(V) Biscyanoximates, a New Family of Antimicrobials. Molecules. 2024 Dec 06; 29(23).
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The mammalian Ire1 inhibitor, 4?8C, exhibits broad anti-Aspergillus activity in vitro and in a treatment model of fungal keratitis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2024; 14:1477463.
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Vitamin B5 metabolism is essential for vacuolar and mitochondrial functions and drug detoxification in fungi. Commun Biol. 2024 Jul 23; 7(1):894.
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Aspergillus fumigatus Hypoxia Adaptation Is Critical for the Establishment of Fungal Keratitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Apr 01; 65(4):31.
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The diagnostic dilemma for atypical presentation of progressive human Mpox. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 05; 23(1):850.
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Persephacin Is a Broad-Spectrum Antifungal Aureobasidin Metabolite That Overcomes Intrinsic Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus. J Nat Prod. 2023 08 25; 86(8):1980-1993.