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Amphotericin B Polymer Nanoparticles Show Efficacy against Candida Species Biofilms

Pathogens, 2022
Purpose: Chronic infections of Candida albicans are characterised by the embedding of budding and entwined filamentous fungal cells into biofilms. The biofilms are refractory to many drugs and Candida biofilms are associated with ocular fungal infections.
Abdulghani Alakkad, Paul Stapleton, Corinna Schlosser, Sudaxshina Murdan, Uchechukwu Odunze, Andreas Schatzlein, Ijeoma F. Uchegbu   +6 more
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Fungal Endophthalmitis Associated with Compounded Products

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare but serious infection. In March 2012, several cases of probable and laboratory-confirmed fungal endophthalmitis occurring after invasive ocular procedures were reported nationwide.
Christina A. Mikosz, Rachel M. Smith, Moon Kim, Clara Tyson, Ellen H. Lee, Eleanor Adams, Susanne Straif-Bourgeois, Rick Sowadsky, Shannon Arroyo, Yoran Grant-Greene, Julie Duran, Yvonne Vasquez, Byron F. Robinson, Julie R. Harris, Shawn R. Lockhart, Thomas J. Török, Laurene Mascola, Benjamin J. Park   +17 more
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Immunotherapy of invasive fungal infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients [PDF]

, 2013
Despite the availability of new antifungal compounds, invasive fungal infection remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children and adults undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Allogeneic HSCT recipients
Lehrnbecher, Thomas, Thomas eLehrnbecher, Schmidt, Stanislaw, Thomas eKlingebiel, Tramsen, Lars, Lars eTramsen, Klingebiel, Thomas, Stanislaw eSchmidt   +7 more
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Imaging features of rhinocerebral mucormycosis: A study of 43 patients

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2018
Background: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by saprophytic fungi seen almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients.The objective of this study was to describe the imaging findings in patients with rhinocerebral ...
Jacob Therakathu, Shailesh Prabhu, Aparna Irodi, Sniya Valsa Sudhakar, Vikas K. Yadav, V. Rupa   +5 more
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Fungal panophthalmitis presenting as severe posterior scleritis

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023
Purpose: To report a highly unusual and fulminant case of infectious fungal panophthalmitis that initially presented as angle closure in the setting of posterior scleritis, culminating in the loss of the affected eye.
Lynn W. Sun, Therese M. Sassalos, Amy D. Zhang   +2 more
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Estimated Incidence and Prevalence of Serious Fungal Infections in Morocco

, 2022
International audienceFew data are published from Morocco on fungal disease, although numerous case reports attest to a wide range of conditions in the country.
Hennequin, Christophe, Denning, David, W, Badre Eddine Lmimouni, Lmimouni, Badre Eddine, Richard O. S. Penney, Christophe Hennequin, Denning, David W.; id_orcid, David W. Denning, Penney, Richard O. S., Penney, Richard, O S   +9 more
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Anticytokine Autoantibodies and Fungal Infections

, 2023
Anticytokine autoantibodies (ACAAs) can cause adult onset immunodeficiencies which mimic primary immunodeficiencies and can present as refractory and severe fungal infections.
Shanthi Kappagoda, Stanley Deresinski
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Invasion of the therapeutic contact lens by a rare fungal species presenting as the acute red eye: A case report

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Therapeutic contact lens used in the treatment of non-infective corneal pathologies are prone to infection by microorganisms like bacteria, protozoa and fungi. Bacteria cause the majority of contact lens-related infections. Although rare, fungal invasion
C S Lalitha, Bhagabat Nayak, Vinaykumar Hallur, Anjali Kharolia   +3 more
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Ophthalmic infections caused by Aspergillus nidulans: A case series and short review of literature [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology, 2021
Background and Purpose: Although Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus are more commonly implicated with ocular infections; there are some saprophytic species, such as Aspergillus nidulans (A.
Prachala Rathod, Atul Kumar, Radhika Tandon, Nishat Ahmed   +3 more
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Fungal biofilm resistance [PDF]

, 2012
Fungal biofilm infections have become increasingly recognised as a significant clinical problem. One of the major reasons behind this is the impact that these have upon treatment, as antifungal therapy often fails and surgical intervention is required ...
Ramage, Gordon, Williams, Craig, Rajendran, Ranjith, Ranjith Rajendran, Gordon Ramage, Leighann Sherry, Sherry, Leighann, Craig Williams   +7 more
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