Untangling the link between iron and the activity of the antifungal drug caspofungin

Abstract

"Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are responsible for an unacceptably high number of deaths each year, posing a serious global health threat. Among them, those caused by Candida species, known as in invasive candidiasis (IC), are particularly concerning, especially for critically ill patients who often undergo immunosuppressive or intensive antibacterial therapies(...)"