Emergomycosis (Emergomyces africanus) in Advanced HIV Disease [PDF]
Dermatopathology, 2019 In 2013, a novel thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen was described to cause disseminated disease among persons living with advanced HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
Nelesh P. Govender, Wayne Grayson
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Exploring polyamine metabolism of the yeast-like fungus, Emergomyces africanus [PDF]
FEMS Yeast ResearchAbstract Emergomyces africanus is a thermally dimorphic pathogen causing severe morbidity and mortality in immunocompromized patients. Its transition to a pathogenic yeast-like phase in the human host is a notable virulence mechanism. Recent studies suggest polyamines as key players in dimorphic switching, yet their precise functions ...
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Emergomyces africanus: The Mimicking Fungus [PDF]
Dermatopathology, 2019 A 31-year-old HIV-seropositive woman from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, presented with a 3-month history of widespread umbilicated and ulcerated skin papules, plaques, and nodules.
Ameshin Moodley +4 more
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Emergomycosis in Africa: Time to Pay Attention to This Emerging Deadly Fungal Infection [PDF]
International Journal of General Medicine, 2023 Chibuike Ibe,1 Nicholaus P Mnyambwa,2,3 Sayoki G Mfinanga2 1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria; 2National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Research Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ...
Ibe C, Mnyambwa NP, Mfinanga SG
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Exploring the Diversity and Distribution of Medico-Veterinary Fungal Diseases in Africa: Harnessing a Multisectoral One Health Strategy for Cost-Effective Prevention and Preparedness [PDF]
Journal of FungiThe diversity and distribution of medical and veterinary-relevant fungal diseases in Africa underscore the critical need for a multisectoral One Health strategy to enhance cost-effective preparedness and prevention.
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The pathogenesis of experimental Emergomycosis in mice. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesEmergomyces africanus is a recently identified thermally-dimorphic fungal pathogen that causes disseminated infection in people living with advanced HIV disease. Known as emergomycosis, this disseminated disease is associated with very high case fatality
Maxine A Höft +8 more
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Correction: Molecular detection of airborne Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungal pathogen, in Cape Town, South Africa. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006174.].
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Staff
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In vitro manogepix susceptibility testing of South African Emergomyces africanus, Emergomyces pasteurianus, and Blastomyces emzantsi clinical isolates. [PDF]
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2023 ABSTRACT We performed in vitro antifungal susceptibility testing of manogepix against the yeast phase of 78 Emergomyces africanus , 2 Emergomyces pasteurianus, and 5 Blastomyces emzantsi isolates using a reference broth microdilution ...
Nzimande SP, Govender NP, Maphanga TG.
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Paradoxical worsening of Emergomyces africanus infection in an HIV-infected male on itraconazole and antiretroviral therapy. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Kenneth Crombie +9 more
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Mycoses, Volume 66, Issue 9, Page 774-786, September 2023., 2023 Abstract Background In‐house real‐time PCR (qPCR) is increasingly used to diagnose the so‐called endemic mycoses as commercial assays are not widely available. Objectives To compare the performance of different molecular diagnostic assays for detecting Histoplasma capsulatum and Coccidioides spp. in five European reference laboratories.
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