Occurrence of Cryptococcus spp. in excreta of pigeons and pet birds.

abstract：:Invasive fungal disease (IFD) causes increasing morbidity and mortality in haematological cancer patients. Reliable cost data for treating IFD in German hospitals is not available. Objective of the study was to determine the institutional cost of treating the IFD. Data were obtained by retrospective chart review in Ge...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rieger CT,Cornely OA,Hoppe-Tichy T,Kiehl M,Knoth H,Thalheimer M,Schuler U,Ullmann AJ,Ehlken B,Ostermann H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichophyton raubitschekii is a rare dermatophyte which belongs to the Trichophyton rubrum species complex. Since 1981, only a few cases of dermatophytosis due to this anthropophilic causative agent were published. In this paper the authors report the first cases of Tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton raubitschekii ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tietz HJ,Hopp M,Gräser Y

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of localized cutaneous cryptococcosis successfully treated with oral itraconazole is reported. The patient, a 63-year-old Japanese housewife, had had an erythematous and partly eroded lesion in the area of her right earlobe for about 10 months. No findings suggesting a primary focus of Cryptococcus infection we...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Sato T,Koseki S,Takahashi S,Maie O

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) is the most current revelation mode of AIDS in French Guiana. We describe the clinical and paraclinical presentation of DH, diagnostic tools, evolution and factors associated with 1-year mortality in HIV-infected patients from western French Guiana. Microbiologically proven AIDS-relate...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Putot A,Perrin S,Jolivet A,Vantilcke V

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans is a widely distributed saprophytic fungus that may cause opportunistic infections in normal and immunocompromised individuals particularly in patients with HIV infection. Disseminated infection in HIV-negative individuals is occasionally seen: a 57-year-old HIV-negative Turkish female initiall...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kokturk N,Ekim N,Kervan F,Arman D,Memis L,Caglar K,Kalkanci A,Demircan S,Kurul C,Akyurek N

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated and prolonged use of fluconazole in treating candidosis leads to drug resistance. The aim of this study was to confirm the relationship between T916C (Y257H) mutation in Candida albicans ERG11 and fluconazole resistance. We replaced one copy of ERG11 with ERG11 containing the T916C mutation in C. albicans CAI...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Zhao J,Xu Y,Li C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection in immunocompromised hosts, but it carries a high mortality rate. Primary gastrointestinal disease is the least frequent form of presentation. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical in the management; however, symptoms are typically non-specific in gastrointestinal ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dioverti MV,Cawcutt KA,Abidi M,Sohail MR,Walker RC,Osmon DR

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited specific data and investigations are available for the diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI) in paediatrics cancer patients. Three non-invasive tests; Platelia Aspergillus EIA for galactomannan (GM), β-D-glucan (BDG) assay and pan-fungal real-time PCR for fungal DNA in blood were evaluated. One hundred ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Gupta P,Ahmad A,Khare V,Kumar A,Banerjee G,Verma N,Singh M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superficial fungal infections are expected to be more prevalent in renal transplant recipients because of graft-preserving immunosuppressive therapy. Here we report the case of a 45-year-old patient with widespread erosive tinea corporis transmitted by domestic animals. Sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer re...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Budihardja D,Freund V,Mayser P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of cutaneous purulent aspergillosis in a 19-year-old man with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) treated successfully with a 6-month regimen of itraconazole. The therapeutic effect of the drug was seen after 1 month of administration. Surgical treatment of the skin lesions, although first planned, ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Chatzipanagiotou S,Takou K,Perogamvros A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus fumigatus is the leading cause of mortality in severely immunocompromised individuals. Understanding pathogen dispersion and relatedness is essential for determining the epidemiology of nosocomial infections. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the diversity and putative origins of clinical...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Falahatinejad M,Vaezi A,Fakhim H,Abastabar M,Shokohi T,Zahedi N,Ansari S,Meis JF,Badali H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluconazole, a triazole, inhibits synthesis of ergosterol. The key enzyme of antifungal activity is C-14-Demethylase, which itself depends on Cytochrom-P-450. So drugs that inhibit or induce this enzyme lead to interactions that have to be considered when dosing fluconazole. Oral bioavailability is more than 90% after...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Silling G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspofungin is a member of the echinocandin class of antifungal compounds that inhibit 1,3-β-d-Glucan synthase. As patient exposure to caspofungin (CAS) broadens, the number of infecting strains with reduced susceptibility to this drug is expected to rise. In the present study, the in vitro effects of varying concentr...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dunyach C,Drakulovski P,Bertout S,Jouvert S,Reynes J,Mallié M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the genus Cunninghamella, so far C. bertholletiae is known to be the only clinically relevant species. Correct identification of C. bertholletiae is not possible with classical methods. PCR and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was used to identify seven of nine clinical isolates as C. b...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lemmer K,Losert H,Rickerts V,Just-Nübling G,Sander A,Kerkmann ML,Tintelnot K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secreted aspartyl proteinases (Saps) of Candida albicans have been implicated as immunodominant antigens and virulence factors associated with adherence and tissue invasion. A hybrid phage displaying the Sap epitope VKYTS was constructed by cloning the corresponding DNA fragments into the pfd88 vector. Similar to ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Yang Q,Su QP,Wang GY,Wen DZ,Zhang YH,Bao HZ,Wang L

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of an 8-year-old boy suffering from disseminated verrucous lesions with some purulent drainage on his right foot, shank, thigh, scrotum, penis, perianal area and abdomen. Epidermophyton floccosum was isolated from these lesions. The patient was treated with oral ketoconazole for 4 months and the le...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Qiangqiang Z,Limo Q,Qixian Q

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of Candida species with and without denture-related stomatitis were evaluated in 167 Jordanian patients. The study revealed that 47 (28%) of the patients with denture-related stomatitis were colonized with Candida species (clinical group). Candida albicans was responsible for most cases of denture-relat...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dar-Odeh NS,Shehabi AA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium species have emerged as an important human pathogen in skin disease, onychomycosis, keratitis and invasive disease. Onychomycosis caused by Fusarium spp. The infection has been increasingly described in the immunocompetent and immunosuppressed hosts. Considering onychomycosis is a difficult to treat infection...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rosa PD,Heidrich D,Corrêa C,Scroferneker ML,Vettorato G,Fuentefria AM,Goldani LZ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an open study 31 patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation for various haematological diseases received fluconazole as prophylaxis or treatment of fungal infections. In 26 of these patients an antecedent oral prophylaxis with polyene antimycotics had failed to prevent infections with Candida species. Five of ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Quabeck K,Müller KD,Beelen DW,Dermoumi H,Kölbel M,Kraft J,Schaefer UW

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CHROMagar Candida is a new differential culture medium that allows selective isolation of yeasts and simultaneously identifies colonies of Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis and Candida krusei. We evaluated this medium and compared it with a reference medium, Sabouraud glucose agar, for the presump...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Willinger B,Manafi M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to determine the prevalence of skin infections and their causative agents in the Libyan population. Samples were collected from 2224 patients attending the Dermatology Clinics of the Tripoli Medical Centre (TMC) between August 1997 and December 1999 and were submitted to a mycology laboratory for ana...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ellabib MS,Khalifa Z,Kavanagh K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autopsy rates in Germany became low like in other European, American and Asian countries. Main reasons for this development are the lack of acceptance of autopsy in the society as well as in the medical profession, the introduction of a requirement for consent, unclear legal position, the public health system, pre...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Knoke M,Bernhardt H,Schwesinger G

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histoplasmosis is a frequent fungal infection in HIV/AIDS patients, with high morbimortality rates when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. Antibody detection, which is faster than the gold standard culture test, hastens the laboratory investigation. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the role of WB for antibody detec...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Almeida MA,Damasceno LS,Pizzini CV,Muniz MM,Almeida-Paes R,Zancopé-Oliveira RM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 83-year-old man presented with an approximately 1-year history of an extensive inflammatory purulent crusted lesion in the bald area of the scalp diagnosed as tinea caused by Trichophyton rubrum. The scalp biopsy specimen showed suppurative folliculitis with perifollicular abscesses in upper dermis, and periodic ac...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kuklová I,Stork J,Lacina L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth and viability of two Paracoccidioides brasiliensis strains were evaluated in PYG and MMcM media containing no boric acid. The two P. brasiliensis strains exhibited a similar growth pattern in PYG medium, which was considered to be good compared with the growth curves in defined MMcM medium without boric aci...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： de Moraes Borba C,Mendes da Silva AM,Cunha de Oliveira P

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For anthropophilic tinea capitis (TC), household spread and asymptomatic scalp carriage (ASC) is considered an important route of transmission and incomplete clearance. To investigate ASC in household contacts of patients diagnosed with TC in a tertiary hospital in Athens, Greece, we retrospectively reviewed the medic...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dessinioti C,Papadogeorgaki E,Athanasopoulou V,Antoniou C,Stratigos AJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium cladosporioides in a 50-year-old housewife is described. The clinical presentation was an ecthyma-like crusted lesion on the back of her left hand. Scanning electron microscopy of the culture showed the conidiophores and the limoniform or ellipsoidal conidia...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Duquia RP,de Almeida HL Jr,Vettorato G,Rocha NM,de Castro LA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malassezia spp. form part of the normal human cutaneous flora and are implicated in several mild, but recurrent cutaneous diseases, such as pityriasis versicolor, Malassezia folliculitis, seborrhoeic dermatitis, and, with lesser frequency, a range of other dermatological disorders. Malassezia spp. have also been assoc...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tragiannidis A,Bisping G,Koehler G,Groll AH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is scarcity of data regarding significance of candiduria in patients with haematologic malignancies and its association with invasive candidiasis. To that end, we retrospectively evaluated all hospitalised, non-intensive care unit patients with haematologic malignancies and candiduria during a 10-year period (20...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Georgiadou SP,Tarrand J,Sipsas NV,Kontoyiannis DP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to estimate the total number of serious fungal infections occurring yearly in Belgium. The number of cryptococcal infections was retrieved from the National Reference Center for Mycosis. Populations at risk and fungal infections frequencies in these populations were used to estimate incidence or prevalence of...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lagrou K,Maertens J,Van Even E,Denning DW

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00