"Fungi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.
| Descriptor ID |
D005658
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fungi, Filamentous- Fungi, Filamentous
- Filamentous Fungi
- Filamentous Fungus
- Fungus, Filamentous
- Molds
- Mold
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fungi" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of climate change and natural disasters on fungal infections. Lancet Microbe. 2024 Jun; 5(6):e594-e605.
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Invasive fusariosis in patients with leukaemia in the era of mould-active azoles: increasing incidence, frequent breakthrough infections and lack of improved outcomes. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2024 02 01; 79(2):297-306.
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Update on the Role of Fungus in Allergy, Asthma, and the Unified Airway. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2024 Apr; 57(2):279-292.
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Comparison of Bruker Biotyper? and Vitek? MS matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry platforms for the identification of filamentous fungi. Future Microbiol. 2023 06; 18:553-561.
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Osteoarticular Mycoses. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2022 12 21; 35(4):e0008619.
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Comparison of Mold Active Triazoles as Primary Antifungal Prophylaxis in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Era of Molecularly Targeted Therapies. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 10 29; 75(9):1503-1510.
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Investigational Antifungal Agents for Invasive Mycoses: A Clinical Perspective. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 08 31; 75(3):534-544.
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Temporal changes in gastrointestinal fungi and the risk of autoimmunity during early childhood: the TEDDY study. Nat Commun. 2022 06 07; 13(1):3151.
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Invasive mould infections in patients from floodwater-damaged areas after hurricane Harvey - a closer look at an immunocompromised cancer patient population. J Infect. 2022 05; 84(5):701-709.
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Bacteria and fungi: The counteracting modulators of immune responses to radiation therapy in cancer. Cancer Cell. 2021 09 13; 39(9):1173-1175.