Post-COVID-19 Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: A Case Series from Southern India
Journal 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
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Rediscovery of Penicillium paradoxum (Ascomycete: Aspergillaceae) from Maharashtra, India
Journal 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
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Optimization of DNA extraction from human urinary samples for mycobiome community profiling. [PDF]
, 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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Indian 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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Comparison of Fungal and Non-Fungal Rhinosinusitis by Culture-Based Analysis
Journal 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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Onychomycosis: Clinical findings, etiological agents and evaluation of laboratory methods [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2014 The aim of this study was to identify the etiological agents in patients with suspected onychomycosis, and to carry out comparative testing of individual or combinations of tests: direct microscopy with KOH and Blankophor (BP), culturing on ...
Dubljanin Eleonora +4 more
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Fungal–fungal co-culture: a primer for generating chemical diversity
Natural Product Reports, 2022 In their natural environment, fungi must compete for resources. It has been hypothesized that this competition likely induces the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites for defence.
Sonja L. Knowles +3 more
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Systematic review of topical treatments for fungal infections of the skin and nails of the feet [PDF]
, 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
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Diagnosis of dermatophytes: from microscopy to direct PCR [PDF]
Microbiology 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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Validation and clinical application of molecular methods for the identification of molds in tissue [PDF]
, 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 ...
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