First Report of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection due to Cyberlindnera fabianii. [PDF]
, 2015 Fungal infections in the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with significant morbidity and death. Transient fungemia in immunocompetent patients without any other risk factors for fungemia has been suggested as a possible mechanism that may lead
Baghdadi, Jonathan +3 more
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Drug-Resistant Candida glabrata Infection in Cancer Patients
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Cancer patients are at risk for candidemia, and increasing Candida spp. resistance poses an emerging threat. We determined rates of antifungal drug resistance, identified factors associated with resistance, and investigated the correlation between ...
Dimitrios Farmakiotis +2 more
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mSphere, 2020 The recently emerged pathogenic yeast Candida auris is a major concern for human health, because it is easily transmissible, difficult to eradicate from hospitals, and highly drug resistant. Most C.
Eva-Maria Mayr +3 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2021 Resistance to fluconazole is one of clinical characteristics most frequently challenging the treatment of invasive Candida auris infections, and is observed among >90% of all characterized clinical isolates. In this work, the native C. auris ERG11 allele
Jeffrey M. Rybak +5 more
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Absent in vitro interaction between chloroquine and antifungals against Aspergillus fumigatus [PDF]
, 2017 This work was supported by Medical Mycology Section, Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Seyedmousavi, Seyedmojtaba +3 more
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In vitro biofilms and antifungal susceptibility of dermatophyte and non-dermatophyte moulds involved in foot mycosis [PDF]
, 2017 Tinea pedis and onychomycosis are among the commonest fungal diseases in the world. Dermatophytes and, less frequently, non-dermatophyte moulds are aetiological agents of foot mycosis and are capable of forming biofilms.
Bougnoux, Marie Élisabeth +5 more
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Biofilm-forming capability of highly virulent, multidrug-resistant Candida auris [PDF]
, 2017 The emerging multidrug-resistant yeast pathogen Candida auris has attracted considerable attention as a source of healthcare–associated infections. We report that this highly virulent yeast has the capacity to form antifungal resistant biofilms sensitive
Borman, Andrew +6 more
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Potent In Vitro Synergism of Fluconazole and Osthole against Fluconazole-Resistant Candida albicans [PDF]
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2017 ABSTRACT Osthole is a natural coumarin that exhibits wide biological and pharmacological activities such as neuroprotective, osteogenic, immunomodulation, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we investigated the antifungal effects of osthole in vitro . A checkerboard microdilution assay
De-Dong, Li +7 more
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Repurposing of terconazole as an anti Trypanosoma cruzi agent [PDF]
, 2019 Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, a parasitic infection endemic in Latin America. Currently there are no effective treatments for the chronic phase of the disease, when most patients are diagnosed, therefore the development of ...
Martínez Sayé, Melisa Soledad +4 more
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Successful Treatment of Fluconazole-Resistant Oropharyngeal Candidiasis by a Combination of Fluconazole and Terbinafine [PDF]
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 1999 ABSTRACT Increasing incidence of resistance to conventional antifungal therapy has demanded that novel therapies be introduced. Recent in vitro studies have shown that combinations involving azoles and allylamines may be effective in inhibiting fluconazole-resistant fungi.
M A, Ghannoum, B, Elewski
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