Cluster of Pulmonary Infections Caused byCunninghamella bertholletiaein Immunocompromised Patients [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2000 Cunninghamella bertholletiae is a rare cause of pulmonary mucormycosis. We describe a cluster of invasive pulmonary infections caused by C. bertholletiae in 4 immunocompromised patients that occurred during a 2-year period at 1 center. Three of the patients were receiving antifungal prophylaxis with itraconazole.
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Fungi beyond limits: The agricultural promise of extremophiles
Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2024.As the global climate evolves, understanding and harnessing the intricate mechanisms of fungal–plant interactions, especially in extreme environments, is paramount for developing effective and safe plant probiotics and using fungi as biocontrollers against phytopathogens.
Claribel Orquídea Zenteno‐Alegría +5 more
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Rhizopus necrotizing fasciitis of caesarean wound: A rare life threatening condition [PDF]
, 2009 Mucormycosis is a rare cause of necrotizing fasciitis in immunocompromised patients. We report a young female, who developed rhizopus necrotizing fasciitis of caesarean wound.
Alvi, Abdul Rehman, Shamsi, Ghina
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016 Background Mucormycosis has emerged as a rare but frequently fatal invasive fungal disease. Current knowledge on paediatric mucormycosis is based on case reports and small series reported over several decades.
Zoi Dorothea Pana +7 more
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Calcineurin as a Multifunctional Regulator: Unraveling Novel Functions in Fungal Stress Responses, Hyphal Growth, Drug Resistance, and Pathogenesis. [PDF]
, 2014 Calcineurin signaling plays diverse roles in fungi in regulating stress responses, morphogenesis and pathogenesis. Although calcineurin signaling is conserved among fungi, recent studies indicate important divergences in calcineurin-dependent cellular ...
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Disseminated mucormycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in a liver transplant recipient [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1988 Summary Disseminated mucormycosis occurred in a 19 year old female following orthotopic liver transplantation for fulminant Wilson’s disease. The causative organism Cunninghamella bertholletiae has previously been described in ten clinical cases, but never before in this setting.
G R, Nimmo, R F, Whiting, R W, Strong
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In vitro activity of combinations of zinc chelators with amphotericin B and posaconazole against six Mucorales species [PDF]
, 2019 Mucormycosis is an emerging disease with high mortality rates. Few antifungal drugs are active against Mucorales. Considering the low efficacy of monotherapy, combination-therapy strategies have been described.
Cabeza, Matías Sebastián +6 more
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Peritonitis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis [PDF]
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2006 Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis due to fungi of the class Zygomycetes occurs very rarely. A case of fungal continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae is reported in a 39-year-old Aboriginal woman with end-stage renal failure and diabetes mellitus.
Jason D, Pimentel +2 more
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Etiology of invasive and subcutaneous fungal infections: analysis of data from the National Network for Laboratory Surveillance of Invasive and Subcutaneous Fungal Infections (IFIs), 2013-2018 [PDF]
, 2019 A epidemiologia das infeções fúngicas invasivas tem vindo a alterar-se com o surgimento de novos agentes etiológicos. A Rede Nacional de Vigilância Laboratorial de Infeções Fúngicas Invasivas e Subcutâneas (IFI) teve início em 2013 com o objetivo de ...
Abreu, Gabriela +9 more
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The mucormycete-host interface [PDF]
, 2017 Mucormycosis is a fungal infection with fulminant angioinvasion leading to high morbidity and mortality in susceptible individuals. The major predisposing conditions are uncontrolled diabetes, neutropenia, malignancies, receipt of a transplant and ...
Ibrahim, Ashraf S, Voelz, Kerstin
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