[Health risks in connection with fungi: a contribution to the assessment of fungi in the risk potential of safety provisions].

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii species complex has evolved as a pathogen in the last two decades causing infection among both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. We aimed to analyse the clinical features of CNS infection caused by C. gattii sensu lato, molecular and antifungal susceptibility profile of this pathogen. Ca...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Lahiri Mukhopadhyay S,Bahubali VH,Manjunath N,Swaminathan A,Maji S,Palaniappan M,Parthasarathy S,Chandrashekar N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman was found to have cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by an Exophiala species. The portal of entry of the fungus remained unknown. Despite surgery and antimycotic therapy the patient died from circulation failure. The fungus is compared to several related Exophiala species. ...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Tintelnot K,de Hoog GS,Thomas E,Steudel WI,Huebner K,Seeliger HP

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

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：:Interdigital ulcer is an exceptionally rare condition while erosio interdigitalis blastomycetica is common for candidiasis. Four Chinese patients with Candida interdigital ulcers were reported. The exudates were examined directly and cultured for fungi. Skin biopsies were stained with haematoxylin-eosin and periodic a...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Luo DQ,Yang W,Wu LC,Liu JH,Chen WN

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：: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：:For anthropophilic tinea capitis (TC), household spread and asymptomatic scalp carriage (ASC) is considered an important route of transmission and incomplete clearance. To investigate ASC in household contacts of patients diagnosed with TC in a tertiary hospital in Athens, Greece, we retrospectively reviewed the medic...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Dessinioti C,Papadogeorgaki E,Athanasopoulou V,Antoniou C,Stratigos AJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Eleven clinical and veterinary strains of filamentous Basidiomycetes were compared with 15 reference strains representing the orders Aphyllophorales and Agaricales. The methods used were restriction analysis of small subunit (18S) (SSU) rDNA and internal transcribed spacers (ITS) 1 and 2 and variable domain 9 (V9)-ITS...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： de Hoog GS,Gerrits van den Ende AH

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological changes of vaginal and ectocervical mucosa in women of reproductive age suffering from vaginal candidosis are described. The epithelial surface is covered with adherent masses composed of desquamated and destroyed epithelial cells and leucocytes impregnated with proteinaceous fluid and penetrated by pseud...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bykov VL

更新日期：1992-03-01 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：:Yeast-phase lysate antigens were prepared from 10 different isolates of Blastomyces dermatitidis. Comparative studies were performed using the lysate antigens in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies in sera from dogs with blastomycosis and histoplasmosis. In order to evaluate th...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Wakamoto A,Abuodeh RO,Scalarone GM

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans is a widely distributed saprophytic fungus that may cause opportunistic infections in normal and immunocompromised individuals particularly in patients with HIV infection. Disseminated infection in HIV-negative individuals is occasionally seen: a 57-year-old HIV-negative Turkish female initiall...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Kokturk N,Ekim N,Kervan F,Arman D,Memis L,Caglar K,Kalkanci A,Demircan S,Kurul C,Akyurek N

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A universal PCR-assay for the detection of fungal DNA was compared with microscopy and culture for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis using 78 samples from 42 patients. Eighteen patients were suffering from invasive aspergillosis, 5 patients were colonized with Aspergillus in the respiratory tract, 19 patients di...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Rimek D,Garg AP,Kappe R,Sonntag HG

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:A total of 133 Candida spp. strains originating from a group of 100 patients from Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, between March 1995 and December 1996, were first identified and classified into six different species: Candida albicans (51%), C. tropicalis (33%), C. parapsilosis (8%), C. glabrata (...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Resende JC,de Resende MA,Saliba JL

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:Malassezia species are implicated in the pathogenesis of seborrhoeic dermatitis (SD), but the relationship between each species and the disorder remains unclear. It is hypothesised that the pathogenesis of SD has an immune component, which is supported by the increased incidence in patients with immunosuppressive diso...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Prohic A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of tinea capitis (TC) can be a source of medical and economic burden for healthcare systems; Griseofulvin and terbinafine are considered to be effective first-line treatments for TC. In order to compare the efficacy of griseofulvin and terbinafine for the treatment of TC in a paediatric population of African...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bar J,Samuelov L,Sprecher E,Mashiah J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) presented with persistent oral candidosis in which non-albicans Candida strains were the predominant yeasts in most of the examinations performed over a period of 6 years. Oral treatment with fluconazole had no effect on clinical signs of oral candid...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Hoegl L,Thoma-Greber E,Röcken M,Korting HC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perforative eye injuries in two patients were complicated by fulminant endophthalmitis. In both patients the cornea was free of micro-organisms. Vitrectomy of the posterior pars plana was performed and the contents of the vitreous body were examined mycologically and bacteriologically. Fusarium moniliforme var. subglu...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Srdić N,Radulović S,Nonković Z,Velimirović S,Cvetković L,Vico I

更新日期：1993-11-01 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

abstract：:We used the model of continuous flow culture (cfc) to study the growth of Candida species. This model allows special test conditions: a long generation time of 15-20 hs, controlled limitation of nitrogen sources and carbohydrates, comparison of the growth under aerobic and anaerobic conditions simultaneously. These co...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Bernhardt H,Zimmermann K,Knoke M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pityriasis versicolor (p.v.) is a superficial mycosis occurring frequently on the face. Epidemiological and clinical data regarding cases of p.v. on the face over a period of 11 years are discussed and some explanation given for conditions which favour facial involvement. This study underlines that face lesions of p.v...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Terragni L,Lasagni A,Oriani A

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two topical formats containing clotrimazole [500 mg single dose vaginal tablet (VT) or 10% single dose vaginal cream (VC) for intravaginal use] combined with additional clotrimazole cream for topical application to the vulval area (Canesten 1 Combi, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany) were compared with oral fluconazole 15...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Mendling W,Krauss C,Fladung B

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a fulminant fungal infection of the nose and paranasal sinuses in immunocompromised patients. But mucormycosis following dental manipulation in immunocompetent patients leading to orbital involvement is rare. The objective of this study was to highlight the variable presentations of mucor...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Chopra H,Dua K,Bhatia S,Dua N,Mittal V

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most common pharmacological agents. They have three primary therapeutic properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic and analgesic effects. Seven NSAIDs were tested against two species of dermatophytes. Percentage inhibition was determined for effec...

journal_title：Mycoses

authors： Al-Janabi AA

更新日期：2011-09-01 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