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A Pragmatic Strategy for Improving Diagnosis of Invasive Candidiasis in UK and Ireland ICUs [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a life-threatening fungal infection predominantly affecting critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Despite advances in antifungal therapies, IC remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, with a mortality
Anjaneya Bapat, Timothy W. Felton, Sarah Khorshid, Ignacio Martin-Loeches   +3 more
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Antifungal drug sensitivity testing in clinical specimens from dermatophyte infection using E-strip disk diffusion technique

Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
Context: The wide range of antifungal agents available poses a difficulty in choosing an effective medication to avoid drug resistance. There is a need for a standard antifungal susceptibility testing method that would guide a practicing dermatologist to
Jyothi Jayaraman, Ramesha M Bhat, Ashwini Babu, Rekam Anusha, Meena Dias   +4 more
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis and antifungal susceptibility pattern of isolated Candida spp. among women in Aden Governorate, Yemen [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Vulvovaginal Candidiasis is a complicated inflammatory infectious disease of the female genital tract caused by the genus Candida. Most studies dealing with VVC in Yemen did not involve both risk factors and antifungal sensitivity.
Ali N. M. Gubran, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Baghdadi, Naif Mohammed Al-Haidary   +2 more
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Identification of Candida parapsilosis sensu lato and antifungal susceptibility testing of candidemia patients in a tertiary-care hospital in Malaysia [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Candidemia is the fourth most common nosocomial bloodstream infection and the most prevalent nosocomial fungal infection. Candida parapsilosis complex is the second most frequently identified species from blood samples in different countries worldwide ...
Dina Yamin, Nik Mohd Noor Nik Zuraina, Azian Harun, Nur Waliyuddin Hanis Zainal Abidin, Abubakar Muhammad Wakil   +4 more
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Dermatophytic infection and in vitro activities of antifungal drugs against dermatophytes in rural India

Microbiologia Medica, 2021
Background Increase in resistance to conventional antifungals renders the need for antifungal sensitivity testing in Dermatophytes.   The present study aimed at determining the prevalence of dermatophytic infections and their susceptibility ...
Dharmendra Singh, Ankita Sharma, Rajesh Verma, Sweta Kumar, Satender Saraswat   +4 more
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Biofilms formed by Candida albicans bloodstream isolates display phenotypic and transcriptional heterogeneity that are associated with resistance and pathogenicity [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Candida albicans infections have become increasingly recognised as being biofilm related. Recent studies have shown that there is a relationship between biofilm formation and poor clinical outcomes in patients infected with biofilm ...
Borghi, Elisa, Falleni, Monica, Jones, Brian, Lappin, David F., Nile, Christopher, Perdoni, Federica, Rajendran, Ranjith, Ramage, Gordon, Sherry, Leighann, Smith, Karen, Tosi, Delfina, Williams, Craig   +11 more
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Speciation and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida isolated from Immunocompromised Patients of a Tertiary Care Centre in Gujarat, India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2023
Candida species are one of the most common causes of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. An upsurge in incidence of less common species of Candida have been documented since last few years as the major cause of candidemia all over the
Anita, Santosh Kumar, Himani Bhardwaj Pandya   +2 more
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High incidence of azole resistance among Candida albicans and C. glabrata isolates in Northeastern Iran [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology, 2021
Background and Purpose: Resistance to antifungal drugs is increasing among Candida isolates from patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Lack of correct diagnosis of Candida causing VVC and the experimental use of antifungal drugs are the main ...
Hossein Zarrinfar, Zahra Kord, Abdolmajid Fata   +2 more
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Sensitivity Testing of Natural Antifungal Agents on Fusarium fujikuroi to Investigate the Potential for Sustainable Control of Kiwifruit Leaf Spot Disease [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Kiwifruit is a nutritious and economically important fruit that is widely cultivated in China. In 2021, leaf spot disease of kiwifruit was discovered in the main kiwifruit-producing area of Xifeng County, Guizhou Province, China. Leaf spot disease weakens plant photosynthesis and reduces nutrient synthesis, thereby affecting plant growth.
Tingting Chen, Xia Wu, Yunyun Dai, Xianhui Yin, Zhibo Zhao, Zhuzhu Zhang, Wenzhi Li, Linan He, Youhua Long   +8 more
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Clinico-mycological profile of recurrent dermatophytosis with drug sensitivity in a tertiary care center in Southern Odisha

Clinical Dermatology Review, 2023
Background: Recurrent dermatophytosis is a pressing problem worldwide due to inadequate treatment, drug resistance, and indiscriminate use of topical steroids.
Ramachandran Gnanasuriyan, Satyadarshi Patnaik, Sibasish Patro, Indrani Mohanty   +3 more
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