Case report. Disseminated tinea of the verrucous type due to epidermophyton floccosum.

abstract：:Deep fungal infections are an increasing problem in the treatment of acute leukemias and malignant lymphomas. Risk factors are known but unavoidable. Because of diagnostic difficulties most patients are treated empirically with intravenous amphotericin B. This drug's toxicity increases morbidity and mortality. An oral...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Prentice AG,Bradford GR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posaconazole is indicated for prophylaxis and treatment of invasive aspergillosis. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of posaconazole is used to optimise drug exposure. The aim of this study was to analyse and describe the TDM practices and exposure of posaconazole tablets. Patients who received posaconazole for treatm...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Märtson AG,Veringa A,van den Heuvel ER,Bakker M,Touw DJ,van der Werf TS,Span LFR,Alffenaar JC

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is the fourth most germ that can be identified on surgical intensive care unit (SICU). During the course of severe peritonitis recognition of Candida is crucial for physicians but interpretation of Candida-positive microbiologic samples is difficult. The indication for antimycotic therapy requires dif...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kujath P,Bouchard R,Nolde J,Scheele J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative studies were performed to assess the stability and lot-to-lot variation of Blastomyces dermatitidis yeast and mycelial phase lysate antigens. Four lots were prepared from each growth phase of B. dermatitidis strain T-58 (canine isolate) during a 14-month period. Serum specimens from dogs with blastomycosis...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Orr ML,Bono JL,Abuodeh RO,Williams SJ,Legendre AM,Scalarone GM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida species constitute the majority of nosocomial fungal pathogens in non-neutropenic patients. Candida infections are still connected with substantial mortality. Recent epidemiological observations indicate a shift to non-albicans species, especially because of a rise of infections caused by C. glabrata, which fr...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lichtenstern C,Nguyen TH,Schemmer P,Hoppe-Tichy T,Weigand MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:With advances in medical sciences, an increase in survival rates of low birth weight; increased incidence in use of catheter and antibiotics, and total parenteral nutrition are reported, therefore, the rate of fungal infections in late and very late onset neonatal sepsis have increased. Although fungal endocarditis ra...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Babayigit A,Cebeci B,Buyukkale G,Semerci SY,Bornaun H,Oztarhan K,Gokce M,Cetinkaya M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major opportunistic infection in haematology patients. Preventive measures are important to control IA because diagnosis is difficult and the outcome of treatment is poor. We prospectively examined the environmental contamination by Aspergillus and other fungal species and evaluated th...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hadrich I,Makni F,Sellami H,Cheikhrouhou F,Sellami A,Bouaziz H,Hdiji S,Elloumi M,Ayadi A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening of 217 soil samples of different habitats, such as PG study centre, garden, farmhouse, nursery, roadside, hostel, animal habitat, bird habitat, marriage garden, temple, vegetable market and house dust, was carried out for the presence of dermatophytes and related fungi in relation to soil pH. A total of 461 ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Jain N,Sharma M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro microassay for the measurement of Candida albicans hyphal-form growth inhibition by myelomonocytic cells is described. The assay is rapid, easy-to-perform and objective. A Candida strain capable of in vitro dimorphic transition from yeast to hyphal form has been employed. The assay is based on the incorpor...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Scaringi L,Blasi E,Cornacchione P,Bietta C,Bistoni F

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive fungal disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with cancer and high-risk febrile neutropenia (HRFN). Repeated serum galactomannan (sGM) measurements have been described as an effective tool to guide therapy in adults under suspicion of invasive aspergillosis. However, the uti...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Delgado-Araneda M,Valenzuela R,de la Maza V,Rabello M,Álvarez AM,Contardo V,Zubieta M,Gutierrez V,Claverie X,Torres JP,Salgado C,Tordecilla J,Varas M,Avilés CL,Venegas M,Villarroel M,Santolaya ME

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Malassezia furfur, tryptophan as the main nitrogen source induces production of the potent ultraviolet-absorbing indole compound pityriacitrin. An in vitro study about the effects of pityriacitrin on other human skin microorganisms is presented, with special focus on Candida albicans and staphylococci in which its ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Machowinski A,Krämer HJ,Hort W,Mayser P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scedosporium prolificans infections of normal hosts usually require extensive debridement and sometimes amputation to effect cure, due to the intrinsic resistance of this species to available antifungal agents. Newer agents have not tested favourably. Variable results are obtained with voriconazole, and 100% resistanc...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Gosbell IB,Toumasatos V,Yong J,Kuo RS,Ellis DH,Perrie RC

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:The treatment of systemic candidal infection in neutropenic patients continues to be a major problem, and only 20% of patients survive despite treatment with amphotericin B (Amph B). Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a haemopoietic glycoprotein that appears to control the survival, cycle, activation, pr...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hamood M,Bluche PF,De Vroey C,Corazza F,Bujan W,Fondu P

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate a possible effect of optical brighteners on the growth of dermatophytes. Typical strains of Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis and Epidermophyton floccosum were grown on agar plates containing two different brighteners of stilbenedisulfonic acid type in c...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Brasch J,Kreiselmaier I,Christophers E

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida kefyr is an emerging pathogen able to cause disseminated infection, especially in immunocompromised patients. Although guidelines for the treatment of invasive candidiasis have been published, no specific recommendations against C. kefyr are available. We determine the in vitro killing activity of amphotericin...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Sanchis M,Martin-Vicente A,Capilla J,Guarro J

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:We describe an African histoplasmosis case in a 65-year-old Belgian living in Zaire for 46 years. Microscopic bone marrow examination showed Histoplasma. It was confirmed by cultures and hamster inoculation. Autopsy revealed a fungal dissemination by Histoplasma duboisii. ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Arendt V,Coremans-Pelseneer J,Gottlob R,Bril T,Bujan-Boza W,Fondu P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the existence of endemic mycoses in Latin America and the Caribbean, in addition to a large population of patients at risk for invasive mycoses, the capability of medical centres to perform a proper diagnosis in mycology has not been studied in the region. Moreover, availability of antifungal drugs in the regi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Falci DR,Pasqualotto AC

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of tinea capitis due to Microsporum gypseum in an adult is described. An otherwise healthy 69-year-old woman presented two large patches of slightly erythematous scaling alopecia localized on the vertex and on the left parietal region of the scalp. The only subjective sign was itching. A mycological culture was...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Offidani A,Simoncini C,Arzeni D,Cellini A,Amerio P,Scalise G

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi have been used for a long time in industrial production. Recent developments in biotechnology have lead to an increased awareness of possible health hazards connected with the use of microorganisms in industries. In order to avoid potential risks by appropriate protective measures it is necessary to assess the m...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Meinhof W,Lüders A,Finkeldey E,Balter A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cryptococcosis is frequently associated to the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This study aimed to evaluate clinical and evolutive features of IRIS associated cryptococcosis patients in Uberaba, Brazil. PATIENTS:Eighty-one ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： da Cunha Colombo ER,Mora DJ,Silva-Vergara ML

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posaconazole represents an antifungal extended-spectrum triazole whose absolute bioavailability following oral drug administration is considerably variable. Special conditions including increased gastric pH values, malabsorption syndrome, diarrhoea, intake on an empty stomach and some concomitantly administered potent...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lipp HP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium infections are increasingly being encountered in immunocompromised patients. Fusarium solani accounts for nearly half of these infections. A specific nested PCR (nPCR) assay has been developed by using DNA isolated from several Fusarium species and other common fungi. Furthermore, DNA samples isolated from br...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ahmad S,Khan ZU,Theyyathel AM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the interaction between intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam treatment and (1,3)-beta-D-glucan (BDG) assay. Fifteen patients with a median age of 60 (16-81) without known risk factors for invasive fungal infections who received a daily dose of 3×2g ampicillin-sulbactam monother...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Metan G,Agkus C,Nedret Koc A,Elmali F,Finkelman MA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of two cases of pseudallescheriasis in organ transplant patients are described and the disease in that population is reviewed. Disseminated hospital-acquired infection occurred in a liver transplant recipient and was fatal despite therapy with miconazole. A heart transplant recipient developed localiz...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Patterson TF,Andriole VT,Zervos MJ,Therasse D,Kauffman CA

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a complication of respiratory bacterial and viral infections such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). PATIENTS/METHODS:In University Hospital La Paz (Madrid, Spain), we reviewed the clinical and demographic characteristics of 10 patients with positive severe acu...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Falces-Romero I,Ruiz-Bastián M,Díaz-Pollán B,Maseda E,García-Rodríguez J,SARS-CoV-2 Working Group.

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00