"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Antifungal Agents" by people in this website by year, and whether "Antifungal Agents" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antifungal Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Association Between Duration of Candidemia and Clinical and Healthcare Resource Utilization Outcomes Among Hospitalized Adult Patients With Candidemia Who Received Empiric Treatment With an Echinocandin Across United States Hospitals. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):75-85.
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2025 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Histoplasmosis: Treatment of Asymptomatic Histoplasma Pulmonary Nodules (Histoplasmomas) in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 16; 81(Supplement_3):i33-i38.
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2025 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Histoplasmosis: Treatment of Asymptomatic Histoplasma Pulmonary Nodules (Histoplasmomas) and Mild or Moderate Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 16; 81(Supplement_3):i27-i32.
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2025 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Histoplasmosis: Treatment of Mild or Moderate Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 16; 81(Supplement_3):i39-i45.
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Evaluating Photochemical Interactions Between Rose Bengal Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy and Topical Antifungals in Fungal Keratitis Isolates. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2026 Jan 05; 67(1):11.
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Plant Based Biocontrol of Toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin B1 Production in Stored Grains Using Essential Oils. J Oleo Sci. 2026; 75(3):281-293.
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Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Identify Key Predictors of Invasive Mold Infection Surveillance. J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 20; 232(6):e1033-e1042.
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Utilization of Intensive Care Interventions in Critically Ill Patients With Candidemia Versus Bacteremia: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 01; 54(2):246-256.
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Predictors of vision-related quality of life in patients treated for filamentous fungal keratitis. Ocul Surf. 2025 10; 38:319-323.
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Managing Candida auris fungemias: the results of a prospective and international study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 08 06; 69(8):e0035825.