Case report. Monascus purpureus--a new fungus of allergologic relevance.

abstract：:Mucormycosis mostly affects immunocompromised patients and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality despite currently available treatments. In that context, combination therapy might be the key to a better outcome for these patients. Purpose of this review is to summarise and to discuss the current combinatio...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schwarz P,Cornely OA,Dannaoui E

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of Pastorex Aspergillus, a new latex agglutination test for the detection of circulating galactomannan in the serum of patients with invasive aspergillosis, was evaluated in a blind trial in standardized guinea-pig models of invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses. In these animal models, the...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Van Cutsem J,Meulemans L,Van Gerven F,Stynen D

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive mould infections (IMIs) are very rare in patients with lymphoid malignancies. However, IMIs, mostly due to Aspergillus species, have been increasingly reported in such patients receiving ibrutinib (IBR). There is paucity of information regarding non-Aspergillus invasive mould infections (NAIMIs) in ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Anastasopoulou A,DiPippo AJ,Kontoyiannis DP

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of subcutaneous mucormycosis in a diabetic patient with verrucous lesions in the fourth finger of the right hand. Initially diagnosed as a fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis case, success was obtained with the use of potassium iodide with healing of the lesion in a period of nearly 5 months. At p...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Costa AR,Porto E,Tayah M,Valente NY,Lacaz Cda S,Maranhão WM,Rodrigues MC

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the model of continuous flow culture (cfc) to study the growth of Candida species. This model allows special test conditions: a long generation time of 15-20 hs, controlled limitation of nitrogen sources and carbohydrates, comparison of the growth under aerobic and anaerobic conditions simultaneously. These co...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bernhardt H,Zimmermann K,Knoke M

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:Three cases of paracoccidioidomycosis observed in 1990-1991 in Quillabamba, Peru, and its surroundings are described. The climate and the living conditions of the inhabitants favour paracoccidioidomycosis. It can be assumed that a majority of cases could not be identified, because the symptoms are disguised as other t...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Garcia R,Ugarte G,Vidotto V

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptococcal meningitis has fatality rates of 40%-70%, resulting in 200 000 deaths each year. The best outcomes are achieved with amphotericin combined with flucytosine but flucytosine is expensive and unavailable where most disease occurs. More effective and affordable treatments are needed. Tamoxifen, a se...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hai TP,Van AD,Ngan NTT,Nhat LTH,Lan NPH,Vinh Chau NV,Thwaites GE,Krysan D,Day JN

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An early diagnosis of an invasive fungal infection is essential for the initiation of a specific antifungal therapy and to avoid unnecessary discontinuation of a baseline therapy for haematological or oncological diseases. A real-time PCR assay for the detection and strain identification of Aspergillus species from cu...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Fricke S,Fricke C,Oelkrug C,Blatz R,Schönfelder U,Niederwieser D,Hilger N,Ruhnke M,Rodloff AC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, Fusarium species isolated from 29 patients with mycotic keratitis were identified and tested for their ability to produce mycotoxins. Members of the F. solani species complex (Fs complex) were the predominant species isolated, followed by F. verticillioides, F. dimerum, members of the F. oxysporum speci...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Naiker S,Odhav B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we evaluated the occurrence of Malassezia spp. from superficial areas (ear, anus, forehead and back) in 100 healthy pigs. All cultures from anus, forehead and back were negative for Malassezia spp. A total of 73% of pigs were colonized by Malassezia yeasts in the external ear canals. We isolated ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Garau M,del Palacio A,García J

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:A 36-year-old HIV-infected male patient presented with relapsing fever episodes to 39 degrees C, night sweats and weight loss. Computerized tomography of the abdomen showed enlarged multiple lymph nodes. After surgical resection of multiple lymph nodes, disseminated infection with Histoplasma capsulatum was diagnosed....

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rieg GK,Shah PM,Helm EB,Just-Nübling G

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycetoma is a chronic granulomatous, subcutaneous disease endemic in tropical and subtropical countries. It is currently a health problem in rural areas of Africa, Asia and South America. Nine cases of mycetoma were analysed in a retrospective study. All isolates were identified by morphological features. The level of...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rojas OC,León-Cachón RB,Moreno-Treviño M,González GM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pomegranate is a wonderful fruit from the paradise which contains a wide variety of precious phytochemical compounds applicable in the fields of therapeutics and health care. Candida albicans is the most common etiological agent for many clinical mycoses which could lead to human and animal death. Determination of the...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tayel AA,El-Tras WF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsporum species are a frequent cause of cutaneous mycoses in humans. Atypical strains of Microsporum can sometimes be difficult to identify with conventional methods. Recently, we have obtained a Microsporum isolate with atypical morphology and special nutritional requirements (Microsporum CHUS-126-02). As several...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Leon-Mateos A,Paredes-Suárez C,Pereiro M Jr,Toribio J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) is not considered an rare, opportunistic infection anymore. The immunocompetent population accounts for an increasing proportion of the morbidity. OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the clinical characteristics of PC patients spanning 20 years, in a referral centre of China. PA...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hou X,Kou L,Han X,Zhu R,Song L,Liu T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycetoma is a pathological process in which fungal or actinomycotic agents of exogenous origin produce grains. In the absence of data on the global burden, it is important to map mycetoma cases, which are useful to implement control strategies. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to map mycetoma cases...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Badiane AS,Ndiaye M,Diongue K,Diallo MA,Seck MC,Ndiaye D

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and seventy isolates of Trichophyton rubrum from 182 patients were subjected to susceptibility testing with griseofulvin according to Granade & Artis. A slight modification of the method concerning homogenization procedures gave better growth of controls in our investigation. In 245 cases an MIC could be d...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Scholz R,Meinhof W

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From stratum corneum samples of a palmar eczema, a fungus was isolated that developed white colonies with a yellowish dark reverse, suggestive of dermatophytes. The isolate produced numerous chlamydospores and sparse aleuroconidia, was resistant to cycloheximide, grew well on human stratum corneum samples and was posi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Brasch J,Beck-Jendroscheck V,Voss K,Yurkov A,Stchigel AM,Gräser Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus flavus is the second most important Aspergillus species causing human infections in tropical countries. Despite an increasing number of infections of A. flavus in Iran, the molecular epidemiology of clinical and environmental strains has not been well studied. We used a panel of nine microsatellite markers...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Khodavaisy S,Badali H,Rezaie S,Nabili M,Moghadam KG,Afhami S,Hagen F,Aala F,Hashemi SJ,Meis JF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, there has been only one published report on the infectious sclerokeratitis caused by Metarhizium anisopliae, which is an entomopathogenic fungus. Regarding corneal infection, three reports have been published to date. Although the prognoses of the corneal infections are favourable, prognosis when scleral infe...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Eguchi H,Toibana T,Hotta F,Miyamoto T,Mitamura Y,Yaguchi T

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:The dermatophyte Microsporum cookei Ajello was treated with nine new natural and synthetic 2,2':5',2"-terthiophenes to determine their possible antifungal activity. In the dark the thiophenes were inactive, while when photoactivated with UV-A they induced a remarkable reduction in the growth rate of the fungus. The on...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mares D,Romagnoli C,Rossi R,Carpita A,Ciofalo M,Bruni A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is an established treatment option for patients with a variety of infections who require a period of intravenous therapy, are clinically stable, and do not require continuous monitoring. Many patients with fungal infections require prolonged therapy due to resistance ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rae N,Kenny C,Muldoon EG

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 20 HIV-patients (17 male homosexuals, 1 male and 1 female i.v. drug abuser and 1 female patient with M. Willebrand-Jürgens) Candida esophagitis was diagnosed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Clinically they presented retrosternal pain or an exacerbation of oral candidosis under local antimycotics. The diagnosis of Ca...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Brockmeyer NH,Hantschke D,Olbricht T,Hengge UA,Goos M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis are multifactorial diseases with an unknown pathogenesis. To elucidate the influence of fungal infections in the onset or recurrence of those inflammatory skin disease we determined the frequencies of Candida and dermatophyte infections of the skin and orointestinal tract concomit...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Henseler T,Tausch I

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of a cutaneous cryptococcosis associated with systemic erythematous lupus (SLE) diagnosed in our Mycology Reference Centre is presented: a 24-year-old female patient diagnosed with SLE, nephrotic syndrome, arterial hypertension, renal insufficiency due to glomerulonephritis type IV and cellulitis in the...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ramos L,López C,Gómez C,Mathurín S,Mateo A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 133 Candida spp. strains originating from a group of 100 patients from Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, between March 1995 and December 1996, were first identified and classified into six different species: Candida albicans (51%), C. tropicalis (33%), C. parapsilosis (8%), C. glabrata (...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Resende JC,de Resende MA,Saliba JL

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of voriconazole fully includes Aspergillus, and also emerging moulds like Fusarium, Pseudallescheria boydii, and Penicillium marneffei. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of voriconazole for Candida krusei and Candida glabrata, which are resistant or less susceptible to fluconazole, promise cl...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kappe R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00