Central nervous system infection due to Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato in India: Analysis of clinical features, molecular profile and antifungal susceptibility.

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to report on three distinct forms of presentation of Cryptococcus neoformans infection in three cirrhotic patients. One patient had disseminated cryptococcosis with detection of the fungus in ascitic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid and blood; the second patient had pleural involvement...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： França AV,Carneiro M,dal Sasso K,Souza Cda S,Martinelli A

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：: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：:Mucormycosis mostly affects immunocompromised patients and is associated with a high morbidity and mortality despite currently available treatments. In that context, combination therapy might be the key to a better outcome for these patients. Purpose of this review is to summarise and to discuss the current combinatio...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schwarz P,Cornely OA,Dannaoui E

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different commercial enzyme-linked immunsorbent assays (ELISA) were evaluated in a preliminary study for diagnosis of systemic candidosis: Biomerica and Virotech GmbH, which allowed immunoglobulin G detection, and Platelia, which associated total antibody to antigen detection. They were tested with a home-made ELISA a...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Persat F,Topenot R,Piens MA,Thiebaut A,Dannaoui E,Picot S

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic studies about pet guinea pigs with dermatophytosis are rare. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical signs, therapy and zoonotic risk of pet guinea pigs with dermatophytosis. Questionnaires from both owners (n = 74) of pet guinea pigs with dermatophytosis and their veterinarians (n = 101) were analys...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kraemer A,Hein J,Heusinger A,Mueller RS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) is the most current revelation mode of AIDS in French Guiana. We describe the clinical and paraclinical presentation of DH, diagnostic tools, evolution and factors associated with 1-year mortality in HIV-infected patients from western French Guiana. Microbiologically proven AIDS-relate...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Putot A,Perrin S,Jolivet A,Vantilcke V

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaphylactic reactions to food containing allergens in the consumption or preparation of food are well known. However, allergy in the preparation of sausages has rarely been described. In the present study a 26-year-old-butcher was investigated who had a severe anaphylactic reaction developing sneezing, rhinitis, conj...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hipler UC,Wigger-Alberti W,Bauer A,Elsner P

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to genotype Candida albicans strains isolated from patients with invasive and non-invasive deep-seated infections. For this purpose, 301 C. albicans isolates (81 invasive and 220 non-invasive) were genotyped by using specific PCR primers designed to span the transposable group I intron of the...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Karahan ZC,Güriz H,Ağirbaşli H,Balaban N,Göçmen JS,Aysev D,Akar N

更新日期：2004-12-01 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 purpose of this study was to investigate the interaction between intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam treatment and (1,3)-beta-D-glucan (BDG) assay. Fifteen patients with a median age of 60 (16-81) without known risk factors for invasive fungal infections who received a daily dose of 3×2g ampicillin-sulbactam monother...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Metan G,Agkus C,Nedret Koc A,Elmali F,Finkelman MA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral, pharyngeal and esophageal infections caused by Candida species occur very frequently when it comes to radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. In clinical terms oral candidosis is most often characterized by pseudomembranes or erythema. The erythematous form of oral candidosis has in particular to be distingu...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Poland JM

更新日期：1989-01-01 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 antifungal activity of D0870 against eight isolates of fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans was compared with that of itraconazole, ketoconazole and miconazole. The colorimetric MTT [3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H tetrazolium bromide] assay was used to assess the antifungal activities. The...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Yang HC,Mikami Y,Yazawa K,Taguchi H,Nishimura K,Miyaji M,Branchini ML,Aoki FH,Yamamoto K

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two soil isolates of Microsporum gypseum were studied for the production of extracellular proteases. Both the strains secreted protease on glucose-gelatin medium. The enzyme activity peaked on day 15 at 28 °C. Asparagine repressed protease yield. Sugars caused catabolite repression of protease formation. Protease acti...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Singh CJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet B light (UVB) can have negative phototropic effects on fungi. Candida albicans is often found on human skin exposed to UVB. Therefore, it is of medical interest to know whether a negative phototropic response to UVB irradiation can support an invasive growth of this potentially dangerous agent. In our stud...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Brasch J,Kay C

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:The incidence and prevalence of fungal infections in Tanzania remains unknown. We assessed the annual burden in the general population and among populations at risk. Data were extracted from 2012 reports of the Tanzanian AIDS program, WHO, reports, Tanzanian census, and from a comprehensive PubMed search. We used mode...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Faini D,Maokola W,Furrer H,Hatz C,Battegay M,Tanner M,Denning DW,Letang E

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional study was performed in two primary schools with different socioeconomic status in the suburban and central areas of Manisa, Turkey, in order to determine the prevalence of tinea pedis and onychomycosis. A full dermatological examination and a questionnaire on socioeconomic conditions were performed i...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Inanir I,Sahin MT,Gündüz K,Dinç G,Türel A,Arisoy A,Oztürkcan S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium cladosporioides in a 50-year-old housewife is described. The clinical presentation was an ecthyma-like crusted lesion on the back of her left hand. Scanning electron microscopy of the culture showed the conidiophores and the limoniform or ellipsoidal conidia...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Duquia RP,de Almeida HL Jr,Vettorato G,Rocha NM,de Castro LA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amount of protein released into liquid culture medium and weight loss were taken as measures of wool degradation by Trichophyton simii and Aspergillus niger. Protein released into the culture medium was observed to be greater after T. simii treatment than after A. niger treatment. Sulphitolysis was shown by T. sim...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Shrivastava JN,Ghawana VK,Kumar A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty soil samples from different desert localities in Kuwait were surveyed for keratinophilic and geophilic dermatophytic fungi. Sixteen species classified in 9 genera were recovered on wool baits. Chrysosporium species were the most common fungi: Chr. tropicum (60%), Chr. pannicola (32.5%), Chr. queenslandicum (27.5...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： al-Musallam AA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal infections of the maxillary sinus are frequently caused by Aspergillus species, particularly A. fumigatus. In otherwise healthy persons there is an association with overfilling of dental root canals, when zinc-containing filling materials were used. Below, a maxillary sinus aspergilloma is reported in a young i...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Horré R,Schumacher G,Marklein G,Krömer B,Wardelmann E,Gilges S,De Hoog GS,Wahl G,Schaal KP

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 36 extracts derived from 29 plant species selected using an ethnobotanical approach were tested for antifungal activity against a taxonomically diverse group of 13 human pathogenic fungi. We compared the inhibitory characteristics of these plant extracts with those of the commonly used antifungals, amph...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ficker CE,Arnason JT,Vindas PS,Alvarez LP,Akpagana K,Gbéassor M,De Souza C,Smith ML

更新日期：2003-02-01 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 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：:The epidemiology of two cases of pseudallescheriasis in organ transplant patients are described and the disease in that population is reviewed. Disseminated hospital-acquired infection occurred in a liver transplant recipient and was fatal despite therapy with miconazole. A heart transplant recipient developed localiz...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Patterson TF,Andriole VT,Zervos MJ,Therasse D,Kauffman CA

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 1400 pupils from two public primary schools in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria, who were screened for dermatophyte infection, 188 (13.4%) were infected. The causative agents isolated included Microsporum audouinii in 88 (46.8%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes in 48 (25.5%), T. rubrum in 40 (21.3%), T. tonsurans in four (2....

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Enweani IB,Ozan CC,Agbonlahor DE,Ndip RN

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：:The prevalence of onychomycosis differs according to geographic area and over time and is influenced by several factors. The epidemiology of onychomycosis in Italy is still unclear. To evaluate the prevalence of onychomycosis in a representative sample of the Italian population a group of Dermatologists and General Pr...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Papini M,Piraccini BM,Difonzo E,Brunoro A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00