"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antifungal Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Towards standardized antifungal susceptibility testing for Sporothrix brasiliensis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2026 Aug 04; 81(9).
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New clinical and genomic insights into paracoccidioidomycosis in Paraguay: A neglected endemic area. Med Mycol. 2026 Apr 01; 64(4).
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Fungal diagnostic stewardship in immunocompromised populations: a focus on molds and dimorphic fungi. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2026 Mar 12; 39(1):e0024225.
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Morphological and genetic characterization of novel Sarocladium spinificis strains in association with Coccidioides posadasii. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Feb 03; 14(2):e0068925.
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Impact of route of particle engineering on dissolution performance of posaconazole. Int J Pharm. 2025 Jan 25; 669:125025.
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Autochthonous Blastomyces dermatitidis, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Dec; 30(12):2577-2582.
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Coccidioidomycosis Transmission Through Solid Organ Transplantation (2013-2022): A Report of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. Transpl Infect Dis. 2025 Jan-Feb; 27(1):e14406.
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Chromoblastomycosis: A Potential Mimic of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc. 2024 Jul-Aug; 56(6):1454-1456.
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Ergosterol promotes aggregation of natamycin in the yeast plasma membrane. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr. 2024 10; 1866(7):184350.
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Delaying the first nucleation event of amorphous solid dispersions above the polymer overlap concentration (c*): PVP and PVPVA in posaconazole. J Pharm Sci. 2025 01; 114(1):98-104.