Widespread erosive tinea corporis by Arthroderma benhamiae in a renal transplant recipient: case report.

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：:Scedosporium prolificans is a saprophytic fungus responsible for an increasing number of infections among immunocompromised hosts. Most disseminated S. prolificans infections prove fatal due to persistent neutropenia, and inherited resistance to currently available antifungal drugs. The authors report a fatal case of ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Song MJ,Lee JH,Lee NY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fingerprinting with other molecular typing methods as an epidemiologic tool to investigate the transmission of Candida strains between HIV-positive mothers and their children. Forty-nine yeast strains (including Candida albicans, Candida glabra...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ruhnke M,Grosch-Wörner I,Lischewski A,Neubauer A,Steinmüller A,Trautmann M,Morschhäuser J

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:We present a case record of patients with kerion Celsi observed in the Clinic of Dermatology, University of Cagliari (Italy) from 1981 to 1995. Altogether, 31 children (18 male and 13 female) with an age range of 40 days to 12 years were studied. In all cases the lesions were confined to the scalp. In 10 cases the dis...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Aste N,Pau M,Biggio P

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of a simple PCR protocol performed on paraffin-embedded tissues, obtained from histopathologically and culturally diagnosed cases of dermatophytic pseudomycetoma DPM was tested. The specimens were investigated using previously described primers (DH1L and DH1R) targeting the 18S rDNA gene and amplifyi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Nardoni S,Franceschi A,Mancianti F

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adherence and dissociation of Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, Streptococcus mutans and S. sanguis to six substrates including hydroxylapatite (HAP) which exhibit various hydrophobicity, was examined by the use of a bioluminescent adenosine triphosphate (ATP) assay. Dissolution of HAP by C. albicans or S. mutans w...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Nikawa H,Yamashiro H,Makihira S,Nishimura M,Egusa H,Furukawa M,Setijanto D,Hamada T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphotericin formulations, indicated for invasive fungal infections (IFIs), vary in effectiveness, safety and costs. In Brazil, only the conventional formulation is provided by the Public Health System. The aim of this study was to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing conventional amphotericin B (CAB), lipo...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Borba HHL,Steimbach LM,Riveros BS,Tonin FS,Ferreira VL,Bagatim BAQ,Balan G,Pontarolo R,Wiens A

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：: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：: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：:Trichophyton rubrum is the most frequently isolated dermatophyte species in European countries. The lack or poor sporulation of T. rubrum has always been a major complication and a limiting factor when performing antifungal susceptibility testing. Therefore, we describe an in vitro method aiming to enhance sporulation...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Laurent A,Monod M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Black Aspergilli are widely distributed in the environment and are frequently reported as causative agents of different types of mycoses. Many taxonomical revisions have been made, and presently 19 different species are accepted. In this study we (re-) identified 123 strains of the Aspergillus niger group of the BCCM/...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hendrickx M,Beguin H,Detandt M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of onychomycosis with nail dystrophy due to Microsporum gypseum in a healthy 35-year-old woman is described. The infection had a 2-year history, occurring in the site of a nail trauma sustained in a fall from a horse. Diagnosis was based on mycological examination (direct microscope observation and culture). Cl...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Romano C,Ghilardi A,Fimiani M

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is one of the most common opportunistic infections of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), as well as an important cause of hospitalisation and death. In recent years, the mortality of CM has remained high in HIV/AIDS population, with up to 30%, including within developed countries. ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Wu X,Shen Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：: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：:This study was carried out to evaluate the utility of serological tests in the diagnosis of candidal infections in non-neutropenic critically ill patients. A prospective study was carried out in a 10-bed general intensive care unit; all patients with at least one organic sample with Candida spp. were included. A thera...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ibàñez-Nolla J,Torres-Rodríguez JM,Nolla M,León MA,Mèndez R,Soria G,Díaz RM,Marrugat J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstituted multilayered oesophageal epithelium appears to be a good basis to test the efficacy of voriconazole (VOR) and fluconazole (FLU) in the tissue. The resulting model of a Candida oesophagitis was approaching the in vivo situation. We infected the tissue with 2 x 10(6) cfu of the Candida albicans strain SC53...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bernhardt J,Bernhardt H,Knoke M,Ludwig K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most important systemic mycosis in Latin America. It has been regarded as a multifocal disease, with oral lesions as the prominent feature. To provide useful information concerning the diagnosis and management of the disease, this study describes demographic and clinical data from t...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Brazão-Silva MT,Andrade MF,Franco T,Ribeiro RI,Silva Wdos S,Faria G,Faria PR,Cardoso SV,Loyola AM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Aspergillus flavus pericarditis treated with fluconazole for oral candidosis. The patient with acute myeloblastic leukaemia developed tachypnoea after antileukaemic chemotherapy. Pericardial effusion was seen in the echocardiogram. Aspergillus flavus was isolated from the pericardial fluid. The pat...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Gökahmetoğlu S,Koç AN,Patiroğlu T

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：: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：: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：:The in vitro hair perforation test as described by Ajello and George, was applied to eight species of Chrysosporium and one species each of Microsporum and Trichophyton. Six of them were found to perforate hair while four were negative. Chr. keratinophilum, M. gypseum and Tr. vanbreuseghemii were able to perforate and...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bahuguna S,Kushwaha RK

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Candida glabrata is the third leading cause of candidaemia in Turkey; however, the data regarding antifungal resistance mechanisms and genotypic diversity in association with their clinical implication are limited. OBJECTIVES:To assess genotypic diversity, antifungal susceptibility and mechanisms of drug re...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Arastehfar A,Daneshnia F,Salehi M,Yaşar M,Hoşbul T,Ilkit M,Pan W,Hagen F,Arslan N,Türk-Dağı H,Hilmioğlu-Polat S,Perlin DS,Lass-Flörl C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis has increasingly been recognised to cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Fever unresponsive to broad-spectrum antibiotics is the earliest and most common sign of an invasive fungal infection. As invasive Aspergillus infections are usually acquired by inhalatio...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schwartz S,Thiel E

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1-year study was conducted on 151 patients with finger- or toenail disease attending a dermatology clinic in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Nail scrapings and or clippings were collected and investigated with a KOH preparation for direct microscopy and cultured for fungi. Eighty-nine (59%) patients were females. Most...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Nsanze H,Lestringant GG,Mustafa N,Usmani MA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00