Comparative evaluation of pan-fungal real-time PCR, galactomannan and (1-3)-β-D-glucan assay for invasive fungal infection in paediatric cancer patients.

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：: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：: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：:There is scarcity of data regarding significance of candiduria in patients with haematologic malignancies and its association with invasive candidiasis. To that end, we retrospectively evaluated all hospitalised, non-intensive care unit patients with haematologic malignancies and candiduria during a 10-year period (20...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Georgiadou SP,Tarrand J,Sipsas NV,Kontoyiannis DP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onychomycosis is common and can mimic several different nail disorders. Accurate diagnosis is essential to choose the optimum antifungal therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) as new non-invasive diagnostic tools in ony...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rothmund G,Sattler EC,Kaestle R,Fischer C,Haas CJ,Starz H,Welzel J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Light microscopy to study the infection of fungi in skin specimens is time-consuming and requires automation. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to design and explore the application of an automated microscope for fungal detection in skin specimens. METHODS:An automated microscope was designed, and a deep learning model w...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Gao W,Li M,Wu R,Du W,Zhang S,Yin S,Chen Z,Huang H

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate identification of fungal pathogens using a sequence-based approach requires an extraction method that yields template DNA pure enough for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or other types of amplification. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop and standardise a rapid, inexpensive DNA extraction p...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Romanelli AM,Fu J,Herrera ML,Wickes BL

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The opportunistic black yeast are particularly known through the genus Exophiala, characterised by annellidic budding cells. However, this phenotype is polyphyletic within the order Chaetothyriales. Seventeen generic names are available in the family Herpotrichiellaceae, one of which is Exophiala. Future taxonomy will...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Moussa TAA,Al-Zahrani HS,Kadasa NMS,Moreno LF,Gerrits van den Ende AHG,de Hoog GS,Al-Hatmi AMS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preservation under sterilized paraffin oil is a suitable method for the long-time maintenance of fungus strains in a medical-mycological laboratory. 140 strains of dermatophytes and moulds were checked for their viability by subculturing them after 2-15 year-storage under paraffin oil without changing the medium in th...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schönborn C

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：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 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：:Candida is a heterogeneous genus which contains about a quarter of all yeast species. It includes not only species of uncertain affiliation but also unrelated strains whose phylogenetic relationships have not been resolved. A great variety of CoQ types are present in the genus, the mol % G + C ranges from 30-63%, and ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schauer F,Hanschke R

更新日期：1999-01-01 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 autopsy rates in Germany became low like in other European, American and Asian countries. Main reasons for this development are the lack of acceptance of autopsy in the society as well as in the medical profession, the introduction of a requirement for consent, unclear legal position, the public health system, pre...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Knoke M,Bernhardt H,Schwesinger G

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the study were to define the duration of candidaemia in newborn infants and to determine the incidence of persistent hospital-acquired candidaemia and its associated morbidity and mortality compared with non-persistent candidaemia. This retrospective study, included 56 neonates admitted to the neonatal int...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Levy I,Shalit I,Askenazi S,Klinger G,Sirota L,Linder N

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:We have investigated the course of infection of Balb/c mice with Candida albicans. After intravenous infection of mice, the yeasts were evenly distributed in the liver sections. There was a 90% reduction in the yeasts found within 7 days after infection. This reduction was accompanied by an increase in the number of p...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kretschmar M,Jung C,Fontagnier E,Quade B,Nichterlein T,Hof H

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:Many studies have described the adherence of Candida albicans to epithelial cells but little is known about Candida parapsilosis adhesion and its role in host cell surface recognition. This study was designed to evaluate the correlation between the adherence of 20 C. albicans and 12 C. parapsilosis strains to human bu...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lima-Neto RG,Beltrão EI,Oliveira PC,Neves RP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An atypical strain of Microsporum canis was isolated in our laboratory, which was characterized by a variety of polymorphous macroconidia. These are demonstrated by illustrations. Based on our observation and literature, the relationship between Microsporum canis and Microsporum distortum is discussed. Epidemiologic a...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Brasch J

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most prevalent systemic mycosis among immunocompetent patients in Latin America. This study aimed to describe the expansion over time and the geographical distribution of confirmed Neuroparacoccidioidomycosis (NPCM) and PCM cases, and relate it to environmental characteristics such ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： de Almeida SM,Salvador GLO,Roza TH,Izycki LF,Dos Santos I,Aragão A,Kulik A,Muro M,Torres LFB,de Noronha L

更新日期：2018-08-01 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

abstract：:Fusarium species have emerged as an important human pathogen in skin disease, onychomycosis, keratitis and invasive disease. Onychomycosis caused by Fusarium spp. The infection has been increasingly described in the immunocompetent and immunosuppressed hosts. Considering onychomycosis is a difficult to treat infection...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rosa PD,Heidrich D,Corrêa C,Scroferneker ML,Vettorato G,Fuentefria AM,Goldani LZ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pityriasis versicolor (PV) is a superficial fungal infection where Malassezia species play a definite causative role, but the clinical significance of each of these species is not fully understood. The aim of our study was to analyse the prevalence of Malassezia species in PV lesions and to examine if the range of spe...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Prohic A,Ozegovic L

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Paracoccidioidomycosis is a deep mycosis endemic to Latin America, with considerable morbidity and mortality. It is caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, which affects, among other organs in the human body, the oral cavity. Fungus virulence and immunocompetence of the host determine the establi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Abreu e Silva MÀ,Salum FG,Figueiredo MA,Cherubini K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 122 Candida spp. strains, isolated from a group of 100 patients hospitalized in the Santa Casa de Misericordia of Belo Horizonte were assayed for in vitro susceptibility to amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole and flucytosine using a microbroth technique proposed by the National Committee...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： de Resende JC,de Resende MA

更新日期：1999-01-01 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