Case of dermatophyte abscess caused by Trichophyton rubrum: a case report and review of the literature.

abstract：:The work reported here is the first nationwide, multicenter surveillance study conducted in Korea to obtain data on fluconazole susceptibility of Candida albicans (C. albicans) isolates. A total of 1137 isolates of C. albicans obtained from 17 university hospitals in South Korea during the 6-month period, July through...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lee MK,Kim HR,Kang JO,Kim MN,Kim EC,Kim JS,Kim JJ,Park YJ,Song W,Shin JH,Lee KM,Lee NY,Lee M,Lee WG,Lee CK,Lee HJ,Chang CL,Choi TY

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:The effect of sodium sulphite, cysteine, glutathione, mercaptoethanol and dithioerythritol (0.1-10 mmol l-1) on the activity of proteases of Microsporum gypseum was studied using azocasein, cross-linked bovine serum albumin and keratin as substrates. With the substrate without disulphide bonds (casein) no stimulation ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kunert J

更新日期：1992-11-01 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：:Two topical formats containing clotrimazole [500 mg single dose vaginal tablet (VT) or 10% single dose vaginal cream (VC) for intravaginal use] combined with additional clotrimazole cream for topical application to the vulval area (Canesten 1 Combi, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany) were compared with oral fluconazole 15...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mendling W,Krauss C,Fladung B

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen adult white male patients with cutaneous sporotrichosis were treated with itraconazole following different daily dose schemes. Cure was obtained in all cases after periods of 15-75 days (median 44 days) with total doses between 3.1 and 14.8 g (median 8.4 g). No serious side effects were observed and no relaps...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Conti Díaz IA,Civila E,Gezuele E,Lowinger M,Calegari L,Sanabria D,Fuentes L,Da Rosa D,Alzueta G

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of three azole antifungals on inducible nitric oxide (iNOS) activity in different mouse and human cells was evaluated. The iNOS activity was determined by L-citrulline and nitrite measurement. In the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7, in mouse peritoneal macrophages (MPM) and in human colorectal adenoca...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Vermuyten K,Laurijssens L,Vanden Bossche H

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of superficial skin mycoses was carried out among miners and office workers employed in different establishments in Jos, Nigeria. Mycotic infection was demonstrable by microscopy and culture in 45 (10.4%) subjects: 20 males and 25 females. Malassezia furfur was the predominant aetiological agent, followed by ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ayanbimpe GH,Bello CS,Gugnani HC

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of mixed intranasal infection caused by Fusarium solani and a zygomycete, with probable sinus and brain involvement. The patient had chronic myelogenous leukaemia and was treated with chemotherapy. Diagnosis of the infection was established by direct examination of the intranasal eschar and histopatho...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lopes JO,de Mello ES,Klock C

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of septic arthritis of multiple joints in an 18-year-old male caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. His initial presentation was of low-grade fever followed by involvement of both knee and ankle joints. Later, there was also involvement of metacarpophalangeal joints. Diagnosis was based on biopsy and cultu...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mekan SF,Saeed O,Khan JA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient we present herein is a 6-month-old infant who had erythema and scaling on the central part of the face for 4 months. Both the abundant scaling and the localisation, but also the low age of this infant led to suspect seborrhoeic dermatitis. Direct microscopic examination of scales showed septate hyphae and ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Polat M,Artüz F,Karaaslan A,Oztaş P,Lenk N,Alli N

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This multicentre observational study evaluated the feasibility, efficacy and toxicity of antifungal combination therapy (combo) as treatment of proven or probable invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) in patients with haematological malignancies. Between January 2005 and January 2010, 84 cases of IFDs (39 proven a...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Candoni A,Caira M,Cesaro S,Busca A,Giacchino M,Fanci R,Delia M,Nosari A,Bonini A,Cattaneo C,Melillo L,Caramatti C,Milone G,Scime' R,Picardi M,Fanin R,Pagano L,SEIFEM GROUP (Sorveglianza Epidemiologica Infezioni Fungine

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：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：:Scedosporium apiospermum is a ubiquitous filamentous fungus, commonly found in soil, sewage and polluted waters. It is rarely pathogenic but can cause a broad spectrum of clinical diseases, which can be localised or disseminate to distant organs. The disseminated form of the disease is mostly seen among immunocompromi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dinh A,Demay O,Rottman M,Gaudot F,Bougnoux ME,Bouchand F,Coignard H,Rouzaud C,Davido B,Duran C,Nich C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perforative eye injuries in two patients were complicated by fulminant endophthalmitis. In both patients the cornea was free of micro-organisms. Vitrectomy of the posterior pars plana was performed and the contents of the vitreous body were examined mycologically and bacteriologically. Fusarium moniliforme var. subglu...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Srdić N,Radulović S,Nonković Z,Velimirović S,Cvetković L,Vico I

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans was maintained in various culture media and incubated with different concentrations of the antifungal agent rilopirox. After fixation, dehydration and embedding in Spurr's medium, the cells were analysed at the ultrastructural level to investigate morphological aspects of the antifungal mode of action...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Reitze HK,Dannhorn DR,Hänel H,Seitz KA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A valid and reliable measure that captures onychodystrophy disease severity is important for both clinical and research applications. Three hundred and twenty-two patients at two Veterans Affairs Medical Centers with clinical evidence of onychodystrophy suggesting onychomycosis (at least 25% in a distal subungual patt...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Warshaw EM,Traywick CA,Hoffman AA,Lilly KK,Koshnick RL,Robinson JW,Suwattee P,Foster JK,Chen SC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four commercially available in vitro test systems (Candifast, E-test, Mycototal and spiral-gradient end point method), agar diffusion with 25-micrograms fluconazole paper test discs and 15-micrograms test tablets and agar dilution were compared with the microbroth dilution method for fluconazole susceptibility testing...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schmalreck AF,Kottmann I,Reiser A,Ruffer U,Scharr E,Vanca E

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, a microdilution technique based on the M27-A2 protocol (NCCLS, 2002) was employed to compare the susceptibilities of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to essential oils extracted from plants used as spices. The chemical compositions of the essential oils were defined based on the analysis of retention in...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Pozzatti P,Loreto ES,Lopes PG,Athayde ML,Santurio JM,Alves SH

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Forty AIDS patients suffering from fluconazole-resistant oropharyngeal candidosis were treated with oral itraconazole solution (200-800 mg/day). In 39/49 patients the disease could be initially cured or significantly improved. In contrast to the good clinical results, however, only in six patients a yeast count reduct...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Eichel M,Just-Nübling G,Helm EB,Stille W

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) revised the clinical breakpoints (CBPs) for the azoles and echinocandins against Candida species in 2012. We aimed to report the epidemiology of candidemia and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species and evaluate the impact of new CBPs on antifungal susceptibi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Chen YC,Kuo SF,Chen FJ,Lee CH

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucor is a fungus, which give rise to opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. We described a 55-year-old immunocompetent woman with cutaneous mucormycosis after scorpion sting. Mucormycosis may happen in patients with intact immunity and is not allocated only to patients with immune deficiency. ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Pourahmad M,Sepidkar A,Farokhnia MH,Tadayon SM,Salehi H,Zabetian H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For several years, the Platelia Candida mannan antigen enzyme immunoassay (Candida EIA) has been commercially available as a diagnostic test for invasive candidosis. We evaluated the Candida EIA with patients with proven fungemia caused by yeasts from which at least one serum sample was available. Fifty-nine patients ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rimek D,Redetzke K,Singh J,Heinrich K,Kappe R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most common pharmacological agents. They have three primary therapeutic properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic and analgesic effects. Seven NSAIDs were tested against two species of dermatophytes. Percentage inhibition was determined for effec...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Al-Janabi AA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the epidemiology of invasive Candida infection in a tertiary care paediatric hospital. Prospective single-centre survey on all Candida strains isolated from normally sterile fluids and urines in the period 2005-2015 . A total of 299 ICI were documented in 262 patients. Urinary tract infection represented t...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mesini A,Bandettini R,Caviglia I,Fioredda F,Amoroso L,Faraci M,Mattioli G,Piaggio G,Risso FM,Moscatelli A,Loy A,Castagnola E

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：: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：:A 29-year-old female suffering from full-blown AIDS received fluconazole 400 mg day-1 for a long period for treatment of oral candidosis, pseudomembranous type. She had previously received this drug repeatedly for the same reason, yet manifest disease persisted. She was therefore put on parenteral amphotericin B, whic...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Thomas-Greber E,Korting HC,Bogner J,Goebel FD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00