Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis [PDF]
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 2014 Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the two etiologic agents of cryptococcosis. They belong to the phylum Basidiomycota and can be readily distinguished from other pathogenic yeasts such as Candida by the presence of a polysaccharide capsule, formation of melanin, and urease activity, which all function as virulence determinants ...
Kwon-Chung, Kyung J. +6 more
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Ophthalmic manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii species complex: a case series and review of the literature [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 AIM: To report 4 cases of Cryptococcus gattii (C. gattii) species complex infection with diverse ophthalmic manifestations, and to review the literature to examine pathobiology of disease, classical ophthalmic presentations and outcomes, and treatment ...
Grace A. McCabe +5 more
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Budding yeast in a child with acute leukemia: Nothing CRYPT(O)IC about it
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2022 A 13-year-old girl child with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with complaints of fever, fatigue and left-sided iliac mass of 20 days duration.
Rimjhim Kanaujia +5 more
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Titan cell production in Cryptococcus neoformans reshapes the cell wall and capsule composition during infection [PDF]
, 2018 This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R01AI080275 and R21AI22352), the NIH Fogarty International Center (R25TW009345), the University of Minnesota Center for Translational Science Institute (UL1TR000114), Wellcome Trust (086827 ...
Gow, Neil A R +5 more
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Rim Pathway-Mediated Alterations in the Fungal Cell Wall Influence Immune Recognition and Inflammation [PDF]
, 2017 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge Jennifer Lodge, Woei Lam, and Rajendra Upadhya for developing and sharing the chitin and chitosan MTBH assay. We thank Todd Brennan of Duke University for providing MyD88-deficient mice.
Carol Munro +8 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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Current status of antihistamines repurposing for infectious diseases [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Objectives. This review gathers information on the potential role of antihistamines as anti-infective agents and identifies gaps in research that have impaired its applicability in human health. Methods. The literature search encompassed MEDLINE, PubMed and Google Scholar from 1990 to 2022. Results.
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Cryptococcal choroiditis in advanced AIDS with clinicopathologic correlation. [PDF]
, 2018 PurposeTo describe a case of disseminated cryptococcal meningitis with multifocal choroiditis and provide optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings correlated with described histopathology in a patient with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...
Aderman, Christopher M +5 more
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Cryptococcaemia in a Jamaican Cohort
Caribbean Medical Journal, 2022 Background: The study objective was to describe the clinical features associated with cryptococcaemia in a Jamaican cohort and determine associated risk factors and outcomes.
Camille-Ann Thoms-Rodriguez
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A dynamic fluid landscape mediates the spread of bacteria [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Microbial interactions regulate their spread and survival in competitive environments. It is not clear if the physical parameters of the environment regulate the outcome of these interactions. In this work, we show that the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa occupies a larger area on the substratum in the presence of yeast such as ...
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