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Exogenous cryptococcal endophthalmitis in an immunocompetent patient
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 We describe a case of exogenous cryptococcal endophthalmitis without central nervous system (CNS) involvement or systemic infection in an immunocompetent patient.
Daniel Zhu +7 more
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Molecular basis of pathogenic parasitic infections: insights from parasite kinome
Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2020 Infectious diseases caused by numerous parasitic pathogens represent a global health conundrum. Several animal and plant pathogens are responsible for causing acute illness in humans and deadly plant infections.
Sheeza Khan +5 more
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Combination Therapy for HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis—A Success Story
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Cryptococcal meningitis is the leading cause of adult meningitis in patients with HIV, and accounts for 15% of all HIV-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.
William J. Hurt +3 more
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Dendritic Cells: Multifunctional Roles in Host Defenses to Cryptococcus Infections
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Fungal infections are an increasingly growing public health concern, and Cryptococcus is one of the most problematic fungal organisms causing substantial mortality and morbidity worldwide.
Kristie D. Goughenour +4 more
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Three new combinations from the Cryptococcus laurentii complex: Cryptococcus aureus, Cryptococcus carnescens and Cryptococcus peneaus [PDF]
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2003 Fifteen strains of the Cryptococcus laurentii complex were reclassified based on sequence analyses of 18S rDNA, the D1/D2 region of the 26S rDNA and the internal transcribed spacer regions, as well as physiological and biochemical properties. The strains were divided into phylogenetic groups I and II. The type strain of C.
Masako, Takashima +3 more
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The role of the host—Neutrophil biology
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) are myeloid cells packed with lysosomal granules (hence also called granulocytes) that contain a formidable antimicrobial arsenal. They are terminally differentiated cells that play a critical role in acute and chronic inflammation, as well as in the resolution of inflammation and wound ...
Iain L. C. Chapple +4 more
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Creatinine metabolism in Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus bacillisporus [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 1980 The pathogenic species of Cryptococcus, C. neoformans and C. bacillisporus, utilized creatinine as a source of nitrogen but not of carbon. Chromatographic and autoradiographic studies suggest that creatinine metabolism in both species involves a single step resulting in the production of methylhydantoin and ammonia. The enzyme responsible for this step,
I, Polacheck, K J, Kwon-Chung
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CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications
, 2022 Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Cryptococcal CNS infections in immunocompetent individuals are occasionally reported in literature. The spinal manifestations of cryptococcal CNS infections are epidural abscess, chronic arachnoiditis, intramedullary granuloma, myelitis and vasculitis ...
Ashwin Kumar Panda +3 more
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Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2022 Cryptococcosis is the most common invasive fungal infection to involve the central nervous system in the posttransplant period. Cryptococcal meningitis, which constitutes disseminated cryptococcosis, can present with nonspecific signs and symptoms ...
Sandhya Suresh +2 more
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