Role of western blot assay for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis in AIDS patients from a National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

abstract：:The effect of four media or media combinations on the growth and the in vitro susceptibility to amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, fluconazole and itraconazole of 51 isolates of Cr. neoformans was studied. The drug concentration producing a 50% decrease in OD405 (IC50) was determined in microtiter format. The following...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： St-Germain G,Dion C

更新日期：1996-05-01 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：:Microsporum species are a frequent cause of cutaneous mycoses in humans. Atypical strains of Microsporum can sometimes be difficult to identify with conventional methods. Recently, we have obtained a Microsporum isolate with atypical morphology and special nutritional requirements (Microsporum CHUS-126-02). As several...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Leon-Mateos A,Paredes-Suárez C,Pereiro M Jr,Toribio J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluconazole, a triazole, inhibits synthesis of ergosterol. The key enzyme of antifungal activity is C-14-Demethylase, which itself depends on Cytochrom-P-450. So drugs that inhibit or induce this enzyme lead to interactions that have to be considered when dosing fluconazole. Oral bioavailability is more than 90% after...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Silling G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1921 specimens from nine clinical sources were examined by direct microscopy and culture to recover yeast associated with human infection. Identification of yeast was based on their carbon assimilation patterns, using API 20C AUX and ID 32 C (bioMérieux, France) commercial kits. A total of 178 specimens (9....

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Abia-Bassey LN,Utsalo SJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serological responses to Cryptococcus neoformans proteins of blood donors and HIV patients with active cryptococcosis from a tropical region were investigated in this study. Exposure to C. neoformans, an organism ubiquitous in the environment, contributes to the antibody responses observed in the blood donors. IgG...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Chai HC,Tay ST

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock proteins (Hsp) are highly conserved molecules, which are both constitutively expressed and up-regulated in response to various stress conditions. In particular, fungal Hsp60 can act as immunodominant antigens and facilitate powerful immunological properties. A possible cellular heat shock response was inves...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Raggam RB,Salzer HJ,Marth E,Heiling B,Paulitsch AH,Buzina W

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) of strain specific traits demonstrated to be a suitable and efficient method for diagnostic and epidemiological determinations for the yeasts Candida albicans, Exophiala dermatitidis and the chlorophylless algae of the genus Prototheca. FT-IR leads in a rapid ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schmalreck AF,Tränkle P,Vanca E,Blaschke-Hellmessen R

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) using rose bengal or erythrosine with light emitting diode (LED) on Candida albicans planktonic cultures and biofilms. Seven C. albicans clinical strains and one standard strain (ATCC 18804) were used. Planktonic cultures and biofilms of e...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Costa AC,Rasteiro VM,Pereira CA,Rossoni RD,Junqueira JC,Jorge AO

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using intraperitoneal (i. p.) infection of mice with Candida albicans we determined which parameters might be useful for characterization of virulence in this model. Upon i. p. infection of mice with two reference strains striking differences in lethality were detected. These differences in virulence corresponded with...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kretschmar M,Bertsch T,Göller M,Schaller M,Hof H,Nichterlein T

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:Prophylactic treatment with human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (hG-CSF) affords significant protection against systemic aspergillosis or pulmonary aspergillosis in neutropenic (cyclophosphamide-treated) mice but not in cortisone-treated animals. Cryptococcosis does not respond to hG-CSF therapy. Our data show...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Polak-Wyss A

更新日期：1991-05-01 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：:Comparative studies were performed to assess the stability and lot-to-lot variation of Blastomyces dermatitidis yeast and mycelial phase lysate antigens. Four lots were prepared from each growth phase of B. dermatitidis strain T-58 (canine isolate) during a 14-month period. Serum specimens from dogs with blastomycosis...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Orr ML,Bono JL,Abuodeh RO,Williams SJ,Legendre AM,Scalarone GM

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：:Yeast cultures of Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii and H. capsulatum var. capsulatum in collagen containing defined, semi-defined and complex media produced extracellular collagenolytic proteinases, assayed using 4-phenylazo-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-propyl-L-leucyl- glycyl-L-propyl-D-arginine, a specific collagenase su...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Okeke CN,Müller J

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From stratum corneum samples of a palmar eczema, a fungus was isolated that developed white colonies with a yellowish dark reverse, suggestive of dermatophytes. The isolate produced numerous chlamydospores and sparse aleuroconidia, was resistant to cycloheximide, grew well on human stratum corneum samples and was posi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Brasch J,Beck-Jendroscheck V,Voss K,Yurkov A,Stchigel AM,Gräser Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspofungin is a member of the echinocandin class of antifungal compounds that inhibit 1,3-β-d-Glucan synthase. As patient exposure to caspofungin (CAS) broadens, the number of infecting strains with reduced susceptibility to this drug is expected to rise. In the present study, the in vitro effects of varying concentr...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dunyach C,Drakulovski P,Bertout S,Jouvert S,Reynes J,Mallié M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new semi-solid culture medium was developed by substituting the agar in Sabouraud glucose medium by Lutrol FC 127 (BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany). This culture medium can be liquefied by cooling it down from the incubation temperature to 5-10 degrees C, thus allowing the full harvest of fungal mycelium without any con...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Garg AP,Müller J

更新日期：1992-11-01 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 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 report analyses the frequency, the pattern and the severity of mycotic infection in a necropsy series of 103 bone marrow transplantations. Fungal infection was documented in 33 (32%) of all death cases. The risk of mycotic infection was increased in patients with graft failure and after retransplantation. At post...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schmidt U,Pfaffenbach B,Quabeck K,Donhuijsen K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited specific data and investigations are available for the diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI) in paediatrics cancer patients. Three non-invasive tests; Platelia Aspergillus EIA for galactomannan (GM), β-D-glucan (BDG) assay and pan-fungal real-time PCR for fungal DNA in blood were evaluated. One hundred ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Gupta P,Ahmad A,Khare V,Kumar A,Banerjee G,Verma N,Singh M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro and in vivo tolerance of sertaconazole gel, a new topical azole antifungal, was studied. Ketoconazole gel (Panfungol) was used as a reference substance. The methods applied for tolerance assessment were the bovine corneal opacity and permeability test for the in vitro assay and a modified Draize test for ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Romero A,Grau MT,Villamayor F,Zapatero J,Mayordomo L,Tortajada A,Sacristán A,Ortiz JA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral aspergillosis usually occurs in severely immunocompromized hosts, is difficult to diagnose, and has a poor prognosis. After 14 months of chronic meningitis, ventriculitis, choroid plexitis, and lumbar arachnoiditis, which was complicated by acute hydrocephalus, Aspergillus, suspected to be from the candidus g...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Moling O,Lass-Floerl C,Verweij PE,Porte M,Boiron P,Prugger M,Gebert U,Corradini R,Vedovelli C,Rimenti G,Mian P

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty strains of Candida isolated from 38 patients with oropharyngeal candidosis were tested in vitro for fluconazole susceptibility with a disk diffusion test and for determination of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs). For 25 patients treated with fluconazole, the relationship between in vitro susceptibility a...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dannaoui E,Lacoste V,Prat C,Piens MA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonisation of the gastrointestinal tract is influenced by primary microbial exposure and bioactive factors in breastmilk. The aim was to explore the prevalence of oral Candida in the first year of life in relation to selected exposures. Oral Candida was studied in 100 healthy infants at 4 and 8 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 mo...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Stecksén-Blicks C,Granström E,Silfverdal SA,West CE

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptococcal meningitis has fatality rates of 40%-70%, resulting in 200 000 deaths each year. The best outcomes are achieved with amphotericin combined with flucytosine but flucytosine is expensive and unavailable where most disease occurs. More effective and affordable treatments are needed. Tamoxifen, a se...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hai TP,Van AD,Ngan NTT,Nhat LTH,Lan NPH,Vinh Chau NV,Thwaites GE,Krysan D,Day JN

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malassezia spp. form part of the normal human cutaneous flora and are implicated in several mild, but recurrent cutaneous diseases, such as pityriasis versicolor, Malassezia folliculitis, seborrhoeic dermatitis, and, with lesser frequency, a range of other dermatological disorders. Malassezia spp. have also been assoc...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tragiannidis A,Bisping G,Koehler G,Groll AH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00