Clinical mycology in Latin America and the Caribbean: A snapshot of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities.

abstract：:The objective of this research was to conduct a survey of fungi in activated sludge plants with membrane bioreactors (MBRs). Thirty-six samples of both aerobic and anoxic activated sludge were taken from two plants with MBRs treating domestic wastewater. Over a period of 8 months, two samples from each plant were take...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Awad MF,Kraume M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonisation may be the first step for the development of Candida infection. The source of neonatal colonisation is thought to be the hospital environment or the maternal vaginal tract. This study investigated to what extend Candida isolates in neonates are similar to isolates from their mother's vaginal tract. Vagina...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Filippidi A,Galanakis E,Maraki S,Galani I,Drogari-Apiranthitou M,Kalmanti M,Mantadakis E,Samonis G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of Pastorex Aspergillus, a new latex agglutination test for the detection of circulating galactomannan in the serum of patients with invasive aspergillosis, was evaluated in a blind trial in standardized guinea-pig models of invasive aspergillosis and other invasive mycoses. In these animal models, the...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Van Cutsem J,Meulemans L,Van Gerven F,Stynen D

更新日期：1990-02-01 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：: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：:One hundred and fifty cases of corneal ulcers from the Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Madras, were investigated during 1980-1982 for the mycoflora. 68 cases (45%) were positive for fungi, comprising species of Aspergillus (36 cases), Penicillium, Fusarium (8 cases each), Curvularia (4 cases), Candida albicans and Muc...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Sundaram BM,Badrinath S,Subramanian S

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ustilaginomycetous basidiomycete yeast, Pseudozyma aphidis has recently been implicated in potentially fatal disorders ranging from subcutaneous mycoses to disseminated infections. Till date a solitary case of P. aphidis fungaemia in a paediatric patient has been reported. We present a case of fungaemia due to P. ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Prakash A,Wankhede S,Singh PK,Agarwal K,Kathuria S,Sengupta S,Barman P,Meis JF,Chowdhary A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenicity of fungi is connected with their ability to easily penetrate the host tissues, survive in the infected host organism and use the elements of the host tissues as nutrients. Hence, the co-occurrence of pathogenic properties with the high enzymatic activity, which is manifested through the production of var...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ciebiada-Adamiec A,Małafiej E,Ciebiada I

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MIC values of the antifungal drug ketoconazole were evaluated on 66 Candida albicans strains. These strains were isolated from 26 HIV-1 infected patients with oral recurrent candidosis. Each episode of oral candidosis observed in these patients was orally treated with ketoconazole (200 mg/day) until the clinical d...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bruatto M,Marinuzzi G,Raiteri R,Sinicco A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One atypical isolate of the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans was isolated from an Italian patient with vulvovaginitis. The strain, germ tube positive and chlamydospore-negative showed white-thin turquoise colonies on Candida ID 2 medium. The yeast was identified as Candida africana by using morphological and biochemi...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Romeo O,Criseo G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel dimorphic fungus, Emergomyces orientalis sp. nov. a close relative of systemic pathogens in the family Ajellomycetaceae (Blastomyces, Histoplasma). The fungus is reported in a 64-year-old male from Shanxi, China. The patient developed disseminated skin lesions, productive cough with fever and showed nodular op...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Wang P,Kenyon C,de Hoog S,Guo L,Fan H,Liu H,Li Z,Sheng R,Yang Y,Jiang Y,Zhang L,Xu Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among fungi, Curvularia inaequalis is a rare pathogen. We report the first case of non-invasive fungal rhinosinusitis caused by this species. Endoscopic sinus surgery revealed massive polyposis and the presence of viscous eosinophilic mucus that allowed the growth of the fungus. We diagnosed eosinophilic fungal rhinos...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Posteraro B,Scarano E,La Sorda M,Torelli R,De Corso E,Mulé A,Paludetti G,Fadda G,Sanguinetti M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinea faciei is an uncommon dermatophytosis affecting the glabrous skin of the face. Between 1988 and 2007 at the Dermatology Department of Cagliari University, 107 cases of tinea faciei have been diagnosed, involving 72 females and 35 males, aged 2-72 years. Incidence peaks were observed between 6 and 15 years (48.59...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Nicola A,Laura A,Natalia A,Monica P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secreted aspartyl proteinases (Saps) of Candida albicans have been implicated as immunodominant antigens and virulence factors associated with adherence and tissue invasion. A hybrid phage displaying the Sap epitope VKYTS was constructed by cloning the corresponding DNA fragments into the pfd88 vector. Similar to ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Yang Q,Su QP,Wang GY,Wen DZ,Zhang YH,Bao HZ,Wang L

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old HIV-infected male patient presented with relapsing fever episodes to 39 degrees C, night sweats and weight loss. Computerized tomography of the abdomen showed enlarged multiple lymph nodes. After surgical resection of multiple lymph nodes, disseminated infection with Histoplasma capsulatum was diagnosed....

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rieg GK,Shah PM,Helm EB,Just-Nübling G

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro microassay for the measurement of Candida albicans hyphal-form growth inhibition by myelomonocytic cells is described. The assay is rapid, easy-to-perform and objective. A Candida strain capable of in vitro dimorphic transition from yeast to hyphal form has been employed. The assay is based on the incorpor...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Scaringi L,Blasi E,Cornacchione P,Bietta C,Bistoni F

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：:The dermatophyte Microsporum cookei Ajello was treated with nine new natural and synthetic 2,2':5',2"-terthiophenes to determine their possible antifungal activity. In the dark the thiophenes were inactive, while when photoactivated with UV-A they induced a remarkable reduction in the growth rate of the fungus. The on...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mares D,Romagnoli C,Rossi R,Carpita A,Ciofalo M,Bruni A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Malassezia furfur, tryptophan as the main nitrogen source induces production of the potent ultraviolet-absorbing indole compound pityriacitrin. An in vitro study about the effects of pityriacitrin on other human skin microorganisms is presented, with special focus on Candida albicans and staphylococci in which its ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Machowinski A,Krämer HJ,Hort W,Mayser P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective study 197 serum and 152 urine samples were collected from 40 bone marrow and solid organ transplant recipients with clinically suspected invasive fungal infection before, during and after empirical treatment with lipid formulation of amphotericin B or fluconazole. Serum was analysed by Candida poly...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Chryssanthou E,Klingspor L,Tollemar J,Petrini B,Larsson L,Christensson B,Ringdén O

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:Invasive aspergillosis predominantly occurs in patients with impaired host defence and is often resistant to different therapeutically strategies. However, mortality significantly increases if the central nervous system is affected. In this report, we describe a case of successful treatment of invasive aspergillosis w...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kaffarnik M,Utzolino S,Blaich A,Hopt UT

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：:We aimed to estimate the total number of serious fungal infections occurring yearly in Belgium. The number of cryptococcal infections was retrieved from the National Reference Center for Mycosis. Populations at risk and fungal infections frequencies in these populations were used to estimate incidence or prevalence of...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lagrou K,Maertens J,Van Even E,Denning DW

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The observation of a considerable incidence of fungal infections in oncology patients has promoted a large number of studies both on prophylaxis and treatment in this patient group. Trials using triazoles, especially fluconazole, have shown effect in preventing fungal infections. In neutropenic patients, their role in...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schuler U,Mölle M,Ehninger G

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Invasive fungal disease (IFD) causes increasing morbidity and mortality in haematological cancer patients. Reliable cost data for treating IFD in German hospitals is not available. Objective of the study was to determine the institutional cost of treating the IFD. Data were obtained by retrospective chart review in Ge...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rieger CT,Cornely OA,Hoppe-Tichy T,Kiehl M,Knoth H,Thalheimer M,Schuler U,Ullmann AJ,Ehlken B,Ostermann H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence of Candida has been implicated as the first step in the pathogenesis of oral candidosis, and germ tube formation, a contributory attribute. While chlorhexidine gluconate is by far the most common antiseptic mouthwash prescribed in dentistry, its intraoral concentration fluctuates considerably because of the ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Ellepola AN

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

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