Emergomycosis, an Emerging Thermally Dimorphic Fungal Infection: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 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 ...
Anna Skiada
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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
Nelesh P Govender +2 more
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Immunologic Diagnosis of Endemic Mycoses [PDF]
Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2022 The endemic mycoses blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, sporotrichosis, talaromycosis, adiaspiromycosis, and emergomycosis are mostly caused by geographically limited thermally dimorphic fungi ...
Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira +2 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.
Wayne Grayson, Waheeba Madani
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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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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 ...
Sayoki Mfinanga +2 more
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Invasive Fungal Diseases in Africa: A Critical Literature Review [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2022 Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) are of huge concern in resource-limited settings, particularly in Africa, due to the unavailability of diagnostic armamentarium for IFDs, thus making definitive diagnosis challenging.
Felix Bongomin +12 more
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Endemic mycoses in South Africa, 2010–2020: A decade-long description of laboratory-diagnosed cases and prospects for the future [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Background Emergomycosis, histoplasmosis, sporotrichosis and blastomycosis are endemic to southern Africa; the first two are AIDS-related mycoses. We described laboratory-diagnosed cases of endemic and imported mycoses in South Africa over a decade and ...
Rutendo E. Mapengo +3 more
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Emergomycosis (Emergomyces Africanus) in Advanced HIV Disease
Dermatopathology (Basel, Switzerland), 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.
Wayne Grayson, Nelesh P Govender
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Epidemiology of fungal diseases in Africa: A review of diagnostic drivers [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2021 Background and Purpose: There has been a significant increase in the burden of fungal diseases in the last few decades which has imposed a global threat to the health of humans, animals, and plants.
Felix Bongomin, Samuel Fayemiwo
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