The Major Chromoblastomycosis Etiologic Agent Fonsecaea pedrosoi Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the main etiologic agent of chromoblastomycosis (CBM), one of the most prevalent subcutaneous mycosis in tropical and subtropical countries.
Raffael Júnio Araújo de Castro +10 more
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Corneal Chromoblastomycosis Caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2015 Purpose: To report 2 unusual cases of fungal keratitis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi. Methods: Two patients were diagnosed with Fonsecaea pedrosoi keratitis. Their files were reviewed for predisposing factors, clinical characteristics, microbiological study,
Winai Chaidaroon +3 more
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Chromomycose cutanée à Fonsecaea Pedrosoi: à propos d'un cas [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018 Nous rapportons le cas d'une patiente de 13 ans d'origine rurale qui présentait une lésion papulo-nodulaire de 4/3cm du tiers inférieur de la jambe droite, évoluant depuis deux années.
Kenza Baline, Fouzia Hali
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Etymologia: Fonsecaea pedrosoi [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Dayane Moraes +2 more
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Prediction of itraconazole minimum inhibitory concentration for Fonsecaea pedrosoi using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and chemometrics. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Fonsecaea pedrosoi is one of the main agents of chromoblastomycosis, a chronic subcutaneous mycosis. Itraconazole (ITC) is the most used antifungal in its treatment, however, in vitro antifungal susceptibility tests are important to define the best ...
Alessandra Koehler +3 more
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Fonsecaea Pedrosoi: A Rare Etiology in Fungal Keratitis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Fungal corneal ulcer is common in India due to tropical climate and a large agrarian population that is at risk. Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most common agent of chromoblastomycosis, a chronic localized fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous ...
Jyoti Sangwan +3 more
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Melanin in
BMC Microbiology, 2010 Background The pathogenic fungus Fonsecaea pedrosoi constitutively produces the pigment melanin, an important virulence factor in fungi. Melanin is incorporated in the cell wall structure and provides chemical and physical protection for the fungus.
de Souza Wanderley +7 more
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Silver(I) 1,10-Phenanthroline Complexes Are Active against Fonsecaea pedrosoi Viability and Negatively Modulate Its Potential Virulence Attributes [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 The genus Fonsecaea is one of the etiological agents of chromoblastomycosis (CBM), a chronic subcutaneous disease that is difficult to treat. This work aimed to evaluate the effects of copper(II), manganese(II) and silver(I) complexes coordinated with 1 ...
Ingrid S. Sousa +8 more
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Establishment of epidemiological cutoff values for Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the primary etiologic agent of chromoblastomycosis, and eight antifungal medications [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyChromoblastomycosis, a fungal neglected tropical disease, is acquired through traumatic inoculation and is clinically characterized by a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most commonly reported
Dallas J. Smith +15 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Fonsecaea Species [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 To assess population diversities among 81 strains of fungi in the genus Fonsecaea that had been identified down to species level, we applied amplified fragment-length polymorphism (AFLP) technology and sequenced the internal transcribed spacer regions ...
Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh +7 more
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