Emergomyces orientalis Emergomycosis Diagnosed by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Emergomyces is a newly described dimorphic fungus genus; it may cause fatal infections in immunocompromised patients, but diagnosis is often delayed. We report a case of disseminated emergomycosis caused by the novel species Emergomyces orientalis in a ...
Fang He, Taoyou Zhou, Xiaoju Lv
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Disseminated emergomyces orientalis infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyA case of Eimonosis orientalis was reported in a 52-year-old male farmer who presented with cough, phlegm, fever, headache, and nausea for more than 4 days.
Jun Luo, Na An, Yarong Liu, Yisheng Li
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Morphological and pathogenic investigation of the emerging fungal threat Emergomyces africanus [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumEmergomyces africanus is a highly fatal fungal pathogen affecting individuals with advanced HIV disease. Molecular patterns and ultrastructural aspects of E. africanus are unknown, and pathogenic models have not been investigated in detail.
Rafael F Castelli +2 more
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Emergomyces pasteurianus in Man Returning to the United States from Liberia and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 A 65-year-old man with HIV sought treatment for fever, weight loss, and productive cough after returning to the United States from Liberia. Fungal cultures grew Emergomyces pasteurianus, and the patient’s health improved after beginning voriconazole. We
Jacob Pierce +3 more
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Cavitary nodule caused by Emergomyces orientalis in a diabetic patient: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineEmergomyces orientalis is a rare thermally dimorphic fungus belonging to the family Ajellomycetaceae. It exists in the environment as a mold producing conidia, which are inhaled and transform into yeast-like cells at body temperature to cause ...
Yajie Zhou +7 more
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Emergomycosis, an Emerging Thermally Dimorphic Fungal Infection: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Emergomycosis is an endemic mycosis caused by the Emergomyces species. Infections due to this agent have been reported globally. Hence, the present systematic review on Emergomyces infections was conducted to study the disease epidemiology, underlying ...
Kalaiselvi Vinayagamoorthy +3 more
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Emergomycosis, an Emerging Systemic Mycosis in Immunocompromised Patients: Current Trends and Future Prospects [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Recently, the global emergence of emergomycosis, a systemic fungal infection caused by a novel dimorphic fungus Emergomyces species has been observed among immunocompromised individuals.
Arghadip Samaddar, Anuradha Sharma
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Cbp1, a fungal virulence factor under positive selection, forms an effector complex that drives macrophage lysis. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2022 Intracellular pathogens secrete effectors to manipulate their host cells. Histoplasma capsulatum (Hc) is a fungal intracellular pathogen of humans that grows in a yeast form in the host.
Dinara Azimova +8 more
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A presumptive case of cutaneous emergomycosis in a female patient with HIV – Maseru, Lesotho [PDF]
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Emergomycosis is a recently described emerging opportunistic fungal infection among individuals living with HIV, in whom it is a cause of significant mortality and morbidity.
Waheeba M.H. Madani, Wayne Grayson
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Emerging and re-emerging fungal threats in Africa. [PDF]
Parasite Immunol, 2023 Abstract The emergence of deadly fungal infections in Africa is primarily driven by a disproportionately high burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, lack of access to quality health care, and the unavailability of effective antifungal drugs.
Dangarembizi R, Wasserman S, Hoving JC.
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