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Repositioning Antimicrobial Peptides Against WHO‐Priority Fungi
Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 37, October 6, 2025.The growing burden of drug‐resistant fungal infections, driven by pathogens such as Candida auris, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Aspergillus fumigatus, underscores the urgent need for novel antifungal therapies. This review explores antimicrobial peptides as promising agents with membrane‐disruptive activity, immunomodulatory properties, and delivery ...
Cesar Augusto Roque‐Borda +12 more
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Blastomycosis in a Young African Man Presenting with a Pleural Effusion
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2006 Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus endemic to northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and some parts of the United States. The fungus is also endemic to parts of Africa.
GG Alvarez +5 more
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Approach to Fungal Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals Pneumocystis and Beyond [PDF]
, 2017 Many fungi cause pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients. Major pathogens include Pneumocystis jirovecii, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus species, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides species, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides ...
Huang, L, Miller, RF, Wang, RJ
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An evolutionary perspective on zinc uptake by human fungal pathogens [PDF]
, 2015 DW is supported by a Sir Henry Dale Fellowship jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Royal Society (Grant Number 102549/Z/13/Z).Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Wilson, Duncan
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Blastomycosis—Some Progress but Still Much to Learn
Journal of Fungi, 2022 Blastomycosis, caused by Blastomyces spp., is an endemic mycosis capable of causing significant disease throughout the body. Higher rates of infection are seen in the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys, the Great Lakes region of the United States and ...
Matthew F. Pullen +2 more
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American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 37, Issue 9, September 2025.ABSTRACT Inflammation is the immune system's natural response to initial tuberculosis infection. Tuberculosis bacteria have gained adaptations to manipulate the inflammatory process, sometimes settling into latency and containment in granulomas, ensuring their survival.
Stacie Burke
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Promising Prodiginins Biological Activities
Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 9, September 2025.ABSTRACT Prodiginins are a large family of at least 34 pyrrolic compounds, including the well‐studied red pigment prodigiosin. Prodiginins are produced by several microorganisms displaying broad biological activities, including antimicrobial, antiviral, antiparasitic, antiproliferative, and immunosuppressive activities.
María F. Ladetto +6 more
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Probable pulmonary Blastomyomycocis in an immunocompetent person
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 The current case report presents a 29-year old man who worked as a hotel guard in a city in China. The patient had fever and dry cough before and after hospitalization. Chest X-ray and CT revealed nodular and patchy lesions in both lower lungs.
Dan Zhu, Hui Chen, Long Yu
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Radioimmunotherapy of Blastomycosis in a Mouse Model With a (1→3)-β-Glucans Targeting Antibody
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Invasive fungal infections (IFI) cause devastating morbidity and mortality, with the number of IFIs more than tripling since 1979. Our laboratories were the first to demonstrate that radiolabeled microorganism-specific monoclonal antibodies are highly ...
Muath Helal +5 more
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EPI Update, August 6, 2010 [PDF]
, 2010 Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...
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