Susceptibility and trailing growth of Candida albicans to fluconazole: results of a Korean multicentre study.

abstract：:We compared two phenotypic methods, colony morphotyping on Sabouraudtripheniltetrazolium agar (STTZ) and serotyping, with two genotypic methods, karyotyping and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA bands obtained by PCR amplification (RAPD-PCR), for strain delineation in 33 Candida clinical isolates and two C. albicans st...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Del Castillo L,Bikandi J,Nieto A,Quindós G,Sentandreu R,Pontón J

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：:The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC, microg ml-1) of itraconazole and terbinafine against overall 34 Aspergillus isolates from the external ear canals with otomycosis have been determined with M38-P microdilution method suggested by National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). MIC intervals in ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Karaarslan A,Arikan S,Ozcan M,Ozcan KM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Aspergillus fumigatus group splits into the anamorphic A. fumigatus series and the teleomorphic Neosartorya fischeri series. The species A. fumigatus Fresenius is the most common species within the A. fumigatus series. Forty-seven clinical isolates out of the A. fumigatus group were obtained from patients with dis...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schmidt A,Wolff MH

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonisation may be the first step for the development of Candida infection. The source of neonatal colonisation is thought to be the hospital environment or the maternal vaginal tract. This study investigated to what extend Candida isolates in neonates are similar to isolates from their mother's vaginal tract. Vagina...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Filippidi A,Galanakis E,Maraki S,Galani I,Drogari-Apiranthitou M,Kalmanti M,Mantadakis E,Samonis G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onychomycosis in HIV-infected patients has a prevalence of 20-44% and is more frequently seen with CD4(+) T cell counts ≤450 cel μl(-1). There are case reports of improvement in onychomycosis after initiation of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), but there are no prospective studies that prove the existence and f...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ruíz-López P,Moreno-Coutiño G,Fernández-Martínez R,Espinoza-Hernández J,Rodríguez-Zulueta P,Reyes-Terán G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were studied to assess the load of oral carriage of Candida spp. The mean oral Candida carriage density (30,305.93 +/- 56,643.93 CFU ml(-1)) in HIV patients was significantly higher than that seen in the control population (93.48 +/- 358.48 CFU ml(-...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Girish Kumar CP,Menon T,Rajasekaran S,Sekar B,Prabu D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections caused by yeast of the genus Candida are the most common fungal infections, being Candida albicans the most common isolated species among them. The rapid identification of this yeast is mostly based on the production of germ tube in human or animal serum. This study describes the use of 12 different liquid ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hilmioglu S,Ilkit M,Badak Z

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microsporum canis is a zoophilic species, found to be the most frequently isolated species in animals. M. canis causes sporadic outbreaks of infections in humans, such as the one that occurred in Canada, where more than 1000 human cases were detected over an 8-year period. Despite the medical importance of M...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Abastabar M,Jedi A,Guillot J,Ilkit M,Eidi S,Hedayati MT,Shokohi T,Daie Ghazvini R,Rezaei-Matehkolaei A,Katiraee F,Javidnia J,Ahmadi B,Badali H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review is presented of the emerging problem of resistant and chronic vaginitis due to Candida glabrata. Although accurate numbers are lacking, several investigators report encountering increased numbers of women with vaginitis due to C. glabrata. Possible reasons for this apparent increase are discussed. Risk factor...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Sobel JD

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) using rose bengal or erythrosine with light emitting diode (LED) on Candida albicans planktonic cultures and biofilms. Seven C. albicans clinical strains and one standard strain (ATCC 18804) were used. Planktonic cultures and biofilms of e...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Costa AC,Rasteiro VM,Pereira CA,Rossoni RD,Junqueira JC,Jorge AO

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to evaluate efficacy and tolerance of a short-schedule treatment regimen using a small dose of itraconazole in pulse intermittently. The open study evaluated the pulse therapy consisting of monthly 1-week cycles of oral itraconazole 200 mg daily for 2-3 consecutive months in 42 patients with onychomycosis....

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Wu J,Wen H,Liao W

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans, the most important opportunistic fungal pathogen, is able to generate remarkable amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Since ROS are highly cytotoxic, this mechanism may contribute to the pathogenicity of this yeast, including its invasiveness and the inflammatory response of the host. Terbinafin...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Sander CS,Hipler UC,Wollina U,Elsner P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was performed to analyse the spectrum of dermatomycoses in southwest Poland during the period 2003-2007. A total of 10,486 patients were investigated for fungal skin infections by means of native specimen and cultivating procedures. Skin scrapings, plucked hairs and nail clippings were examined and identifie...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Jankowska-Konsur A,Dyląg M,Hryncewicz-Gwóźdź A,Plomer-Niezgoda E,Szepietowski JC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and fifty cases of corneal ulcers from the Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Madras, were investigated during 1980-1982 for the mycoflora. 68 cases (45%) were positive for fungi, comprising species of Aspergillus (36 cases), Penicillium, Fusarium (8 cases each), Curvularia (4 cases), Candida albicans and Muc...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Sundaram BM,Badrinath S,Subramanian S

更新日期：1989-11-01 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：:Peptidorhamnomannans (PRMs), rhamnomannans and α-glucans are especially relevant for the architecture of the Scedosporium/Pseudallescheria boydii cell wall, but many of them are immunologically active, with great potential as regulators of pathogenesis and the immune response of the host. In addition, some of them can...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lopes LC,da Silva MI,Bittencourt VC,Figueiredo RT,Rollin-Pinheiro R,Sassaki GL,Bozza MT,Gorin PA,Barreto-Bergter E

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An atypical strain of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis was obtained from a patient with disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis. This isolate, which has been maintained in the laboratory for 4 years by successive subcultures (30-40 days) in Fava Netto medium, produces cerebriform colonies characteristic of the yeast phase of...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hamdan JS,Ferrari TC

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite reports of fungal infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), their clinical and microbiological characteristics remain unknown. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this systematic review was to examine all available evidence regarding fungal infections in patients with IBD. METHODS:Systematic ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Stamatiades GA,Ioannou P,Petrikkos G,Tsioutis C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors carried out research into anti-Malassezia precipitating antibodies in the population, specifying the distribution by age and sex. A total of 868 serum specimens from subjects of both sexes, aged between 0 and 80 years, were studied. An immunoelectroprecipitation reaction was used using a M. furfur culture ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Faggi E,Pini G,Campisi E,Gargani G

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:This retrospective study reviews the occurrence and treatment of various forms of tinea capitis at the out-patient clinic for Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology of the University Hospital Sophia/Dijkzigt over the period 1977-1988. Tinea capitis was diagnosed in 64 children. Trichophyton violaceum was the pathogen m...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： van der Willigen AH,Oranje AP,de Weerdt-van Ameijden S,Wagenvoort JH

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays, which operate at a single temperature and require no postreaction processing, have been described for rapid species-specific detection of numerous fungi. The technology has much less commonly been applied to identification of other key genetic traits such...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： King KM,Hawkins NJ,Atkins S,Dyer PS,West JS,Fraaije BA

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:A double infection in the same organ, echinococcosis associated with phaeohyphomycosis in the lungs, is reported. ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Date A,Mathews MS,Varma SK,Korula RJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 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