Short-course amphotericin B in addition to sertraline and fluconazole for treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in rural Tanzania.

abstract：:Bone lesions in African histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var, duboisii, without other signs of the infection, are often misdiagnosed as cancer. A case of isolated osteomyelitis due to this fungus in a 30-year-old woman is described. Diagnostic and therapeutic problems of isolated bone lesions in African...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Onwuasoigwe O,Gugnani HC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous infections by Zygomycetes may have underestimated clinical consequences. Apophysomyces elegans is a Zygomycete that rarely causes disease in humans. However, it has been reported with increasing frequency in warm climate zones as a result of infection in healthy patients after injury to the cutaneous barrier...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Saravia-Flores M,Guaran DM,Argueta V

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Despite appropriate antimicrobial and antifungal therapy (amphotericin B), a disseminated infection with Fusarium oxysporum in a 75-year-old immunocompromised patient (acute myeloid leukaemia, minimal leucocyte count of 0.5 giga l-1) led rapidly to death. A similarly fatal course of an F. oxysporum infection has been ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Peltroche-Llacsahuanga H,Manegold E,Kroll G,Haase G

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It was shown previously that dermatophytes can markedly be inhibited by a photochemical treatment with curcumin. This kind of photo-inactivation needs to be improved, however, because curcumin is poorly water-soluble. Therefore, a new water-soluble γ-cyclodextrin formulation of curcuminoids was tested for ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Brasch J,Beck-Jendroschek V,Walther G,Rubbel D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucormycosis, previously termed as zygomycosis, is caused by fungi belonging to the order Mucorales and is a very severe disease in immunocompromised patients with an often unfavourable outcome. Given the high morbidity and mortality of mucormycosis, establishing a timely diagnosis followed by immediate treatment is o...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tacke D,Koehler P,Markiefka B,Cornely OA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 10-year-old girl with severe aplastic anaemia who developed rhinocerebral infection caused by Absidia corymbifera and a possible co-infection caused by Alternaria alternata. Despite prolonged neutropenia, therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and posaconazole improved the clinical condition. Subsequentl...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Sörensen J,Becker M,Porto L,Lambrecht E,Schuster T,Beske F,Rickerts V,Klingebiel T,Lehrnbecher T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, Trichophyton tonsurans infection has become an increasing problem among combat sports participants. We investigated the prevalence of T. tonsurans infection in athletes affiliated to judo clubs in the 21 First Division universities that were registered with the University Judo Federation of Tokyo in 2008. St...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hirose N,Suganami M,Ogawa YS,Hiruma M,Ogawa H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an open study 31 patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation for various haematological diseases received fluconazole as prophylaxis or treatment of fungal infections. In 26 of these patients an antecedent oral prophylaxis with polyene antimycotics had failed to prevent infections with Candida species. Five of ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Quabeck K,Müller KD,Beelen DW,Dermoumi H,Kölbel M,Kraft J,Schaefer UW

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen essential oils were screened in vitro for their fungitoxicity against the two dermatophytes Trichophyton rubrum and Microsporum gypseum. Five oils (from Artemisia nelagrica, Caesulia axillaris, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Cymbopogon citratus and Mentha arvensis) showed strong activity and were assessed for their...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kishore N,Mishra AK,Chansouria JP

更新日期：1993-05-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Two Candida albicans isolates were collected from a HIV-positive patient with recurrent oropharyngeal candidosis (OPC). One isolate was taken during the first episode of oral candidosis [fluconazole susceptible (FLU-S), minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) = 0.25 mg l(-1) ] and the second after the patient developed...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schulz B,Weber K,Schmidt A,Borg-von Zepelin M,Ruhnke M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial superinfections often occur in dermatomycoses, resulting in greatly inflamed or eczematous skin. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of isoconazole nitrate (ISN), a broad-spectrum antimicrobial imidazole, commonly used to treat dermatomycoses. Several gram-positive bacteria...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Czaika VA,Siebenbrock J,Czekalla F,Zuberbier T,Sieber MA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of Candida species with and without denture-related stomatitis were evaluated in 167 Jordanian patients. The study revealed that 47 (28%) of the patients with denture-related stomatitis were colonized with Candida species (clinical group). Candida albicans was responsible for most cases of denture-relat...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dar-Odeh NS,Shehabi AA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the genus Cunninghamella, so far C. bertholletiae is known to be the only clinically relevant species. Correct identification of C. bertholletiae is not possible with classical methods. PCR and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was used to identify seven of nine clinical isolates as C. b...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lemmer K,Losert H,Rickerts V,Just-Nübling G,Sander A,Kerkmann ML,Tintelnot K

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：: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：: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 authors report a case of subcutaneous mucormycosis in a diabetic patient with verrucous lesions in the fourth finger of the right hand. Initially diagnosed as a fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis case, success was obtained with the use of potassium iodide with healing of the lesion in a period of nearly 5 months. At p...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Costa AR,Porto E,Tayah M,Valente NY,Lacaz Cda S,Maranhão WM,Rodrigues MC

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report about our experiences obtained with the Vitek system (bioMerieux, Nürtingen) for identification of 1160 clinical Candida isolates. The Vitek system correctly identified 1005 (86.6%) Candida isolates (probability > or = 85%): 776 (66.9%) strains were identified after 24 h of incubation, 229 (19.7%) required 4...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Schulz K,Bernhardt H,Schröder G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An atypical strain of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis was obtained from a patient with disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis. This isolate, which has been maintained in the laboratory for 4 years by successive subcultures (30-40 days) in Fava Netto medium, produces cerebriform colonies characteristic of the yeast phase of...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hamdan JS,Ferrari TC

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：:In 62 strains of Candida albicans cultivated from specimens of patients with recurrent vaginal candidosis or with renal transplants, the biotypes were determined according to several characters: colony morphology, production of chlamydospores, auxanogram of C- and N-substances, zymogram, growth kinetics, adherence cap...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tomsíková A,Vraná D,Kotál L

更新日期：1990-11-01 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：:Pulmonary mucormycosis (PM) is a life-threatening infection and the diagnosis can be challenging. The objective was to retrospectively explore the value of the RHS in our cohort of 27 patients with mucormycosis and its relation to neutropenia. This was a retrospective study including all patients with a diagnosis of p...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bourcier J,Heudes PM,Morio F,Gastinne T,Chevallier P,Rialland-Battisti F,Garandeau C,Danner-Boucher I,Le Pape P,Frampas E,Moreau P,Defrance C,Peterlin P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Itraconazole is a lipophilic triazole antifungal with a broad spectrum of activity. Most of the important fungal pathogens respond to itraconazole concentrations of 100 ng/ml. Therefore, itraconazole is suitable for treatment of a variety of systemic mycoses, as aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, candidosis as well as non...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Cauwenbergh G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior clinical trials have demonstrated efficacy and effectiveness of posaconazole in the prophylaxis of invasive fungal diseases in high-risk patients. Controversy exists about the cost-effectiveness of this approach. We performed an analysis comparing the direct costs of posaconazole prophylaxis against polyene mout...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Heimann SM,Cornely OA,Vehreschild MJ,Glossmann J,Kochanek M,Kreuzer KA,Hallek M,Vehreschild JJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00