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Diagnosis of Fungal Sinusitis; Is Fungal Culture a Must?

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) of paranasal sinuses (PNS) in detecting fungal sinusitis keeping fungal culture as the gold standard. Study Design: Cross-sectional validation study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Radiology, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jun 2018
Mubashrah Aziz   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Rediscovery of Penicillium paradoxum (Ascomycete: Aspergillaceae) from Maharashtra, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2016
Penicillium paradoxum has an enigmatic Aspergillus-like anamorphic state; earlier named as Aspergillus paradoxus with a teleomorph state Hemicarpenteles paradoxus.  The present paper describes the rediscovery of this species from India after five decades
Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Fungal and Non-Fungal Rhinosinusitis by Culture-Based Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Personalized Medicine, 2023
Background: Incidence of fungal rhinosinusitis has increased in recent few years. We investigated the differences in microbiological findings between patients with fungal and non-fungal rhinosinusitis by growing microbiological cultures from samples obtained from sinus surgery.
Chih-Hung Cha   +9 more
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Optimization of DNA extraction from human urinary samples for mycobiome community profiling. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
IntroductionRecent data suggest the urinary tract hosts a microbial community of varying composition, even in the absence of infection. Culture-independent methodologies, such as next-generation sequencing of conserved ribosomal DNA sequences, provide an
Ackerman, A Lenore   +8 more
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Systematic review of topical treatments for fungal infections of the skin and nails of the feet [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
OBJECTIVE: To identify and synthesise the evidence for efficacy and cost effectiveness of topical treatments for superficial fungal infections of the skin and nails of the feet. DESIGN: Systematic review. INTERVENTIONS: Topical treatments for superficial
Bell-Syer, Sally E.M.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Diagnosis of dermatophytes: from microscopy to direct PCR [PDF]

open access: yesMicrobiology Australia, 2022
Dermatophyte fungi are a common cause of skin, nail and hair infections globally, ranging from mild to cosmetically disfiguring, or even invasive infections in rare cases.
Gerhard F. Weldhagen, Sarah E. Kidd
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Post-COVID-19 Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: A Case Series from Southern India

open access: yesJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis (AIFR) is a serious condition with aggressive course and high mortality rates. There is an upsurge in the incidence of invasive fungal rhinosinusitis in post COVID-19 patients.
Madhavi S. Hullur   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation and clinical application of molecular methods for the identification of molds in tissue [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Background. Invasive fungal infections due to less-common molds are an increasing problem, and accurate diagnosis is difficult.Methods. We used our previously established molecular method, which allows species identification of molds in histological ...
Kibbler, CC   +6 more
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Oral isotretinoin combined with oral terbinafine versus oral terbinafine alone to treat recurrent dermatophytosis: An open-label randomised clinical trial

open access: yesIndian Dermatology Online Journal, 2021
Background: Recurrent dermatophytosis is becoming arduous to treat. Recently, oral itraconazole with oral isotretinoin was successful in a patient suffering from recurrent dermatophytosis.
Kaushal K Verma   +6 more
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The biotechnology of higher fungi - current state and perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This review article concisely describes methodology of biotechnological processes with the use of cultures of higher fungi, their application in bioremediation and to obtain biologically active preparations.
Turło, Jadwiga
core   +1 more source

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