Preliminary study of activity of the thioredoxin inhibitor pleurotin against Trichophyton mentagrophytes: a novel anti-dermatophyte possibility.

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) presented with persistent oral candidosis in which non-albicans Candida strains were the predominant yeasts in most of the examinations performed over a period of 6 years. Oral treatment with fluconazole had no effect on clinical signs of oral candid...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hoegl L,Thoma-Greber E,Röcken M,Korting HC

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：: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：:To determine the ecological and epidemiological significance of pigeon excrement in cryptococcosis in Mexico City, 251 samples of pigeon droppings were studied. These were collected from houses, public buildings, churches, parks and pigeon nests. Each sample was suspended 1:10 in isotonic saline solution and then cult...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Castanón-Olivares LR,López-Martínez R

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial superinfections often occur in dermatomycoses, resulting in greatly inflamed or eczematous skin. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of isoconazole nitrate (ISN), a broad-spectrum antimicrobial imidazole, commonly used to treat dermatomycoses. Several gram-positive bacteria...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Czaika VA,Siebenbrock J,Czekalla F,Zuberbier T,Sieber MA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to implement and to assess the impact of the antifungal stewardship programme (AFSp) on prescription appropriateness of antifungals, management and outcomes of candidaemia patients, and antifungal consumption and costs at our solid organ transplant (SOT) institute. METHODS:Local epidemiology of invasi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mularoni A,Adamoli L,Polidori P,Ragonese B,Gioè SM,Pietrosi A,Tuzzolino F,Guadagnino G,Monaco F,Grossi PA,Conaldi PG,Luca A,Mikulska M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mycological survey was conducted on non-neutropenic patients in three distinct intensive care units in two hospitals in Marseille (France) from November 1993 to November 1995. Candida albicans positive cultures from 62 patients were included in this study. Every first isolate of each patient was typed by multilocus ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Arnavielhe S,De Meeüs T,Blancard A,Mallié M,Renaud F,Bastide JM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, T. verrucosum, Microsporum canis, M. gypseum and Epidermophyton flocoosum represent the cause of human dermatomycoses isolated most often at the University Hospital of Dermatology in Graz, Austria, between 1991 and 1998. So far, identification was mainly based on the cultivation...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Blanz P,Buzina W,Ginter G,Gräser Y

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive candidiasis is a common nosocomial infection among critically ill patients, constitutes an important cause of sepsis, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has created evidence-based guidelines for the management of invasive candidiasis. ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hollenbach E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MIC values of the antifungal drug ketoconazole were evaluated on 66 Candida albicans strains. These strains were isolated from 26 HIV-1 infected patients with oral recurrent candidosis. Each episode of oral candidosis observed in these patients was orally treated with ketoconazole (200 mg/day) until the clinical d...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bruatto M,Marinuzzi G,Raiteri R,Sinicco A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast-like fungus that causes life-threatening infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients. The formation of brown pigment on many media described in the literature, such as that in Niger seed (Guizotia abyssinica) agar, has been used to identify C. neoformans. The...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mseddi F,Sellami A,Sellami H,Cheikhrouhou F,Makni F,Ayadi A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the genetic diversity of Candida albicans strains and the correlation between the antifungal susceptibility and gene diversity of C. albicans were carried out and the results were found to be inconsistent. To investigate antifungal susceptibility and genotypes of C. albicans strains from patients with vulvo...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Liu XP,Fan SR,Bai FY,Li J,Liao QP

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of cerebral mucormycosis in a 28-year-old male who was affected by chronic myeloid leukaemia and underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Nine months post-transplantation, he was admitted to the hospital with fever, bilateral eyelid oedema and neutropenia. X-ray analysis showed numerous areas...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Cavrini F,Stanzani M,Liguori G,Sambri V

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：: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：: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：:In this prospective study 197 serum and 152 urine samples were collected from 40 bone marrow and solid organ transplant recipients with clinically suspected invasive fungal infection before, during and after empirical treatment with lipid formulation of amphotericin B or fluconazole. Serum was analysed by Candida poly...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Chryssanthou E,Klingspor L,Tollemar J,Petrini B,Larsson L,Christensson B,Ringdén O

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decade cryptococcoses were most frequently diagnosed in AIDS patients, where serologically high amounts of glucoronoxylomannan (GXM) were detectable. Disseminated cryptococcoses without cryptococcal antigen detection is unusual. Between August and October 1998 disseminated cryptococcoses were diagnosed...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tintelnot K,Adler S,Bergmann F,Schönherr K,Seibold M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onychomycosis is one of the most common dermatological diseases, primarily caused by dermatophytes, and sometimes, also by yeast and moulds. This study aims to clarify the frequency of isolated pathogens from mycotic toenails in the reference centre of the central Alpine mountain region of South Tyrol, northern Italy....

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Gasser J,Pagani E,Vittadello F,Nobile C,Zampieri P,Eisendle K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) after cytotoxic chemotherapy or haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are at risk for life-threatening invasive fungal disease (IFD). The aim was to evaluate the characteristics, antifungal therapy and outcome of adult patients with ALL after chemotherapy or ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kiehl MG,Egerer G,Engelhardt M,Gross B

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to viral infection are at risk for secondary complications like invasive aspergillosis. Our study evaluates coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) associated invasive aspergillosis at a single centre in Cologne, Germany. METHODS:A retrospective chart r...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Koehler P,Cornely OA,Böttiger BW,Dusse F,Eichenauer DA,Fuchs F,Hallek M,Jung N,Klein F,Persigehl T,Rybniker J,Kochanek M,Böll B,Shimabukuro-Vornhagen A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breakthrough invasive fungal infections (IFIs) have emerged as a significant problem in patients receiving systemic antifungals; however, consensus criteria for defining breakthrough IFI are missing. This position paper establishes broadly applicable definitions of breakthrough IFI for clinical research. Representativ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Cornely OA,Hoenigl M,Lass-Flörl C,Chen SC,Kontoyiannis DP,Morrissey CO,Thompson GR 3rd,Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium (MSG-ERC) and the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM).

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Mucorales are saprobes, ubiquitously distributed and able to infect a heterogeneous population of human hosts. The fungi require robust stress responses to survive in human host. We tested the growth of Mucorales in the presence of different abiotic stress. Eight pathogenic species of Mucorales, including Rhizopus arr...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Singh P,Paul S,Shivaprakash MR,Chakrabarti A,Ghosh AK

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Candida wangnamkhiaoensis is a species clustered under the Hyphopichia clade has not ever been isolated from any clinical specimens. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of C. wangnamkhiaoensis associated with fungaemia in immunocompromised paediatric patient. The isolate was assigned a strain name a...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tap RM,Ho Betty LS,Ramli NY,Suppiah J,Hashim R,Sabaratnam P,Ginsapu SJ,Gowbei A,Razak MF,Sipiczki M,Ahmad N

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:Chronic mucocutaneous candidosis has been described in patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity. We describe a female patient with sarcoidosis who developed a Candida granuloma on her upper lip. Moderate impairment of the cell-mediated immunity was detected. Three months' treatment with ketoconazole was successfu...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mateev G,Vassileva S,Kantardjiev T,Obreshkova E,Pramatarov K

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation (aSCT) are at high risk to develop an invasive fungal disease (IFD). Optimisation of antifungal prophylaxis strategies may improve patient outcomes and reduce treatment costs. OBJECTIVES:To analyse the clinical and economical impact of using continuou...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Wingen-Heimann SM,Cornely OA,J G T Vehreschild M,Wisplinghoff H,Franke B,Schons M,von Bergwelt-Baildon M,Scheid C,Vehreschild JJ

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00