5. Even prolonged chemotherapy may not altogether eliminate the pathogens. The drugs in common current use are similar to those applied against C. albicans and include amphotericinB and azole-type compounds.
Since long treatment periods are required to control these diseases effectively, the side effects of the drugs in current use are problematic. The anti-Candida drug caspofungin also shows promise against onygenalean pathogens
6. Diseases caused by all four pathogens are much more prevalent in men than in women, often by a ratio of 10 : 1 or higher. This is due to the inhibitory effects of oestrogen and other female steroid hormones on the conidiumyeast transition.