Amir Arastehfar

Harvard University — United States

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility(70), Fungal Infections and Studies(63), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases(19), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies(9), Nail Diseases and Treatments(7)

Publications88 total

Profound cell wall remodeling in <i>Candida parapsilosis</i> during systemic infection confers simultaneous tolerance to echinocandins and host immunity
Microbiology Spectrum·2026Open Access
An update on clinically relevant, rare, and emerging <i>Candida</i> and Saccharomycotina yeasts that have been recently reclassified from <i>Candida</i>
Clinical Microbiology Reviews·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Expression of 1,3-β-glucan synthase subunits in <i>Candida glabrata</i> is regulated by the cell cycle and growth conditions and at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM
The Lancet Infectious Diseases·2025· 188 citedOpen Access
Multicentre Study of <i>Candida parapsilosis</i> Blood Isolates in Türkiye Highlights an Increasing Rate of Fluconazole Resistance and Emergence of Echinocandin and Multidrug Resistance
Mycoses·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Novel antifungals and treatment approaches to tackle resistance and improve outcomes of invasive fungal disease
Clinical Microbiology Reviews·2024· 101 citedOpen Access
Echinocandin persistence directly impacts the evolution of resistance and survival of the pathogenic fungus <i>Candida glabrata</i>
mBio·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of outbreak persistence caused by multidrug-resistant and echinocandin-resistant <i>Candida parapsilosis</i> using multidimensional experimental and epidemiological approaches
Emerging Microbes & Infections·2024· 14 citedOpen Access
A multidimensional assessment of in-host fitness costs of drug resistance in the opportunistic fungal pathogen <i>Candida glabrata</i>
FEMS Yeast Research·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
2161. Biofilm and Aggregate Formation as an Efficient Strategy Used by <i>C. parapsilosis</i> to Persist Echinocandin Treatment and Evade the Innate Immune Cells
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2023Open Access
2886. The Clinical Implications of High Echinocandin Persistence of a Major Fungal Pathogen and Development of a Rapid and Convenient Approach to Determine Echinocandin Persistence
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2023Open Access
Overlooked <i>Candida glabrata</i> petites are echinocandin tolerant, induce host inflammatory responses, and display poor <i>in vivo</i> fitness
mBio·2023· 19 citedOpen Access
Phaeohyphomycosis caused by <i>Corynespora cassiicola</i> , a plant pathogen worldwide
Mycology&#58 An International Journal on Fungal Biology·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
A multidimensional assessment of in-host fitness costs of drug resistance in the opportunistic fungal pathogen <i>Candida glabrata</i>
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Overlooked <i>Candida glabrata</i> petites are echinocandin tolerant, induce host inflammatory responses, and display poor <i>in vivo</i> fitness
2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Candida parapsilosis isolates carrying mutations outside FKS1 hotspot regions confer high echinocandin tolerance and facilitate the development of echinocandin resistance
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
Worldwide emergence of fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis: current framework and future research roadmap
The Lancet Microbe·2023· 201 citedOpen Access
Whole-genome sequencing confirms a persistent candidaemia clonal outbreak due to multidrug-resistant <i>Candida parapsilosis</i>
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy·2023· 21 citedOpen Access
Macrophage internalization creates a multidrug-tolerant fungal persister reservoir and facilitates the emergence of drug resistance
Nature Communications·2023· 52 citedOpen Access
Macrophage internalization creates a multidrug-tolerant fungal persister population, providing a permissive reservoir for the emergence of drug resistance
2022Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Farnaz Daneshnia(24), Cornelia Lass‐Flörl(23), Macit İlkit(21), Teun Boekhout(19), Weihua Pan(18), Ferry Hagen(17), Wenjie Fang(14), Martin Hoenigl(12), David S. Perlin(11), Kamiar Zomorodian(11), David S. Perlin(10), Wanqing Liao(10), Toni Gabaldón(9), Sadegh Khodavaisy(8), Mohammad Taghi Hedayati(7), Süleyha Hilmioğlu Polat(7), Agostinho Carvalho(6), Jeffrey D. Jenks(6), Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh(6), Hossein Zarrinfar(6)