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ASSESSMENT OF SPECIATION AND ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: AN OBSERVATIONAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY DESIGN.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Objectives:  This study aims to investigate the epidemiology of Candidemia in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs), focusing on the distribution of species, antifungal susceptibility patterns, and demographic factors.
Bhuvan Shome, Ashok Kumar Sharma, Kumari Seema, Abhay Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Manju Boipai   +5 more
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Rapid Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts and Molds by MALDI-TOF MS: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Due to the growing burden of fungal infections and a recent rise in antifungal resistance, antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST) is of increasing importance.
Miriam Alisa Knoll, Hanno Ulmer, Cornelia Lass-Flörl   +2 more
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Advanced approach for antifungal susceptibility and characterization of resistance properties in clinical and environmental isolates of Cryptococcus species complex

Infectious Medicine, 2022
Background: Meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii is a fatal infection affecting immunocompromised population worldwide. Amphotericin B (AmB), fluconazole (FLC) and 5-flucytosine are the drugs of choice to treat the infection.
Shayanki Lahiri, Nagarathna Chandrashekar   +1 more
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A case of Candida famata sepsis in a very low birth weight infant successfully treated with fluconazole following antifungal susceptibility testing

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2015
Late onset of fungal sepsis in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants is common and has a high mortality and morbidity. Many of these infants were also receiving fluconazole prophylaxis.
Shilpee Raturi, Suresh Chandran, Roopa Viswanathan   +2 more
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First report of cryptococcuria in a bitch from India: a case report

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2020
Background Cryptococcuria has not been reported in dogs although few cases have been described in humans and cats. Cryptococcuria is often seen as a manifestation of systemic or disseminated cryptococcosis.
Abhishek Dharm Singh, Abhiroop Banerjee, Kunal Batabyal   +2 more
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Antifungal Susceptibility of Malassezia pachydermatis Isolates from Dogs

Folia Veterinaria, 2019
The genus Malassezia belongs to Basidiomycota and includes 16 species, from which M. pachydermatis is the most common in dogs. M. pachydermatis is a member of the normal mycobiota of the skin and mucosal sites of dogs.
Sihelská Z., Čonková E., Váczi P., Harčárová M.   +3 more
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Study of Colonisation Pattern and Antifungal Sensitivity Profile of Candida Species in Diabetic Patients [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022
Introduction: In recent times, various studies have pointed out the rise in prevalence of Candida species causing Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). Candiduria appears to be underdiagnosed entity and thus has been the source of morbidity and mortality ...
Anurag Ambroz Singh, Rakesh Tank, Pooja Singla   +2 more
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Identification of Fungal Pathogens in Otomycosis and Their Drug Sensitivity: Our Experience

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018
Introduction Otomycosis is a common problem in otolaryngology practice. However, we usually encounter some difficulties in its treatment because many patients show resistance to antifungal agents, and present high recurrence rate. Objectives 
Khaled Ali, Mahmood A. Hamed, Hameda Hassan, Amira Esmail, Abeer Sheneef   +4 more
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In vitro susceptibilities of fungal isolates against amphotericin B and voriconazole in Aspergillus keratitis: A comparative study

Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2013
Objectives: To study the susceptibility patterns of clinical isolates of Aspergillus species to amphotericin B and voriconazole. Materials and Methods: Fifty isolates of Aspergillus species (21 A. flavus, 14 A. fumigatus and 15 A.
Niranjan Nayak, Gita Satpathy, Sujata Prasad, Ravinder Mohan Pandey, Namrata Sharma, Bhavna Chawla, Jeewan S Tityal, Radhika Tandon   +7 more
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Molecular Markers of Antifungal Resistance: Potential Uses in Routine Practice and Future Perspectives

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Antifungal susceptibility testing (AST) has come to establish itself as a mandatory routine in clinical practice. At the same time, the mycological diagnosis seems to have headed in the direction of non-culture-based methodologies.
Guillermo Garcia-Effron
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