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in Medical Mycology
June 2018; p ublished online June 2018 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Environmental Science; Mycology and Fungi; Veterinary Medicine. 47768 words.
Absence of dihydropteroate synthase gene mutations in Pneumocystis jirovecii isolated from Swedish patients
in Medical Mycology
April 2012; p ublished online April 2012 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 2175 words.
Pneumocystis jirovecii remains an important cause of pneumonia in the immunocompromised host, with the largest group of patients at risk for P. jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in...
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Absence of DNA sequence diversity of the intergenic spacer 1 region in Malassezia nana isolates from cats
in Medical Mycology
March 2010; p ublished online March 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 1484 words.
Malassezia nana is a recently-described lipophilic yeast that has been isolated from the ear canals and skin of cats in Japan and Europe and from Brazilian cattle with or...
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Absence of functional TLR4 impairs response of macrophages after Candida albicans infection
in Medical Mycology
December 2010; p ublished online December 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 4194 words.
Candida albicans is recognized by phagocytic cells through a set of recognition receptors patterns. Recently, we showed the importance of TLR2 in the regulation of neutrophil...
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Absence of mutations associated with sulfa resistance in Pneumocystis carinii dihydropteroate synthase gene from non-human primates
in Medical Mycology
January 2002; p ublished online January 2002 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
The dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) gene from Pneumocystis carinii isolated from non-human primates was amplified using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequenced to analyse point...
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Absence of TLR2 influences survival of neutrophils after infection with Candida albicans
in Medical Mycology
February 2010; p ublished online February 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 5972 words.
Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen, which causes local and/or disseminated diseases in immunosuppressed humans. Phagocytic cells play a critical role in the immune...
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Abstract
in Medical Mycology
June 2018; p ublished online June 2018 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Environmental Science; Mycology and Fungi; Veterinary Medicine. 369827 words.
Abundance of Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium species in the Australian urban environment suggests a possible source for scedosporiosis including the colonization of airways in cystic fibrosis
in Medical Mycology
November 2010; p ublished online November 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 3198 words.
Members of the Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium species complex are emerging opportunistic fungal pathogens which have the capacity to colonize patients with damaged airways, including those...
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Acquired antifungal drug resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus: epidemiology and detection
in Medical Mycology
April 2011; p ublished online April 2011 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 3302 words.
Voriconazole is the recommended agent for invasive aspergillosis, with lipid amphotericin B or caspofungin as second line treatment choices. Being the only agents available in oral...
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Acquired resistance to voriconazole and itraconazole in a patient with pulmonary aspergilloma
in Medical Mycology
February 2010; p ublished online February 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 1827 words.
We describe the development of resistance in an Aspergillus fumigatus strain, originally sensitive to itraconazole and voriconazole, recovered from a case of pulmonary aspergilloma treated...
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Activated dormant Cryptococcus gattii infection in a Dutch tourist who visited Vancouver Island (Canada): a molecular epidemiological approach
in Medical Mycology
May 2010; p ublished online May 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 2027 words.
An ongoing outbreak of Cryptococcus gattii caused infections, which emerged on Vancouver Island and the Pacific Northwest, has affected more than 200 of the islands' residents, of whom...
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Activated lymphocytes reduce adherence of Aspergillus fumigatus
in Medical Mycology
January 1998; p ublished online January 1998 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
Lymphocytes comprise up to 30% of the cells present in human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and thus could participate in host response to infectious Aspergillus fumigatus conidia. We have...
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Activity of compounds isolated from Baccharis dracunculifolia D.C. (Asteraceae) against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
in Medical Mycology
November 2012; p ublished online November 2012 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 4508 words.
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America which requires prolonged treatment with highly toxic antifungals. Baccharis dracunculifolia is a medicinal plant in...
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to Cryptococcus albidus pneumonia: Case report and review of the literature
in Medical Mycology
August 2007; p ublished online August 2007 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 1996 words.
Although cryptococcal infections due to Cryptococcus neoformans are frequently reported in the immunosuppressed patients, infections related to other Cryptococcus spp. are rarely...
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Acyclic sesquiterpenes released by Candida albicans inhibit growth of dermatophytes
in Medical Mycology
January 2014; p ublished online August 2013 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 4928 words.
It is unresolved as to whether fungi that share a common skin habitat might in principal interact. In in vitro screening tests with Candida albicans, Trichophytum rubrum and other common...
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Additional case of Ramichloridium mackenziei cerebral phaeohyphomycosis from the Middle East
in Medical Mycology
January 2002; p ublished online January 2002 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
In this report we describe a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis involving a 56-year-old Egyptian male who worked as a mason in Kuwait for 6 years. Computerized tomography scan of the brain...
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Adherence, colonization and dissemination of Candida dubliniensis and other Candida species
in Medical Mycology
March 2010; p ublished online March 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 3916 words.
Adherence to host cells is essential for yeasts to develop their full pathogenic potential since it triggers the process that leads to colonization and enables their persistence in the...
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Adherence mechanisms in human pathogenic fungi
in Medical Mycology
December 2008; p ublished online December 2008 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 14077 words.
Interactions of human pathogenic fungi with the host tissues are key factors in the pathogenesis of mycoses. Based on the concept that adherence of microorganisms is a prerequisite for...
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Adherence of clinical isolates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to buccal epithelial cells
in Medical Mycology
January 2001; p ublished online January 2001 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
A number of isolates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been associated with disease in immunocompromised individuals. Such isolates display a variety of characteristics that enable...
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Adherence to buccal epithelial cells, enzymatic and hemolytic activities of Candida isolates from HIV-infected individuals
in Medical Mycology
July 2011; p ublished online July 2011 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 2310 words.
Candida spp., along with other microorganisms are usually found in the normal flora of the human oral mucosa. However in HIV-infected individuals these yeasts can become...
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