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Filamentous Fungal Infections in a Tertiary Care Setting: Epidemiology and Clinical Outcome

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Information on the distribution of filamentous fungal pathogens, which cause potential life-threatening invasive infections mostly in immunocompromised persons, is of great importance.
Miriam Van den Nest, Gernot Wagner, Martin Riesenhuber, Constantin Dolle, Elisabeth Presterl, Gerald Gartlehner, Deddo Moertl, Birgit Willinger   +7 more
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Amphotericin B Polymer Nanoparticles Show Efficacy against Candida Species Biofilms [PDF]

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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Estimated Burden of Serious Fungal Infections in Malawi

Journal of Fungi, 2018
Despite efforts to address the burden of fungal infections in Malawi, the prevalence and incidence remain largely unknown. We assessed the annual burden in the general population and among populations at high risk and fungal infection frequencies in each
Khumbo Kalua, Boston Zimba, David W. Denning   +2 more
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Recurrent Scedosporium apiospermum Cutaneous Infection in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Potent Role of IL-6 Signaling Pathway Blockade: A Case-Based Review

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients deal with a higher risk of bacterial and fungal infections compared to the general population because of their dysregulated immune system as well as the immunosuppressive therapy they usually receive.
Antigone Pieta, Aliki I. Venetsanopoulou, Christos Kittas, Eirini Christaki, Paraskevi V. Voulgari   +4 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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Ocular infections in international travelers

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Introduction: Ophthalmological conditions in international travelers may be associated with low mortality but high morbidity. Eye involvement in travelers is less frequently reported than febrile, gastrointestinal and respiratory infections, but data ...
Francesca F. Norman, Julio J. González-López, Diego Gayoso-Cantero, Marta Vicente-Antolin, Maria-Dolores Corbacho-Loarte, Rogelio López-Vélez, Marta González-Sanz   +6 more
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Fungal Diseases in Taiwan—National Insurance Data and Estimation

Journal of Fungi, 2019
The burden of fungal diseases based on the real-world national data is limited. This study aimed to estimate the Taiwan incident cases with selected fungal diseases in 2013 using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) which covered 99.6%
Yu-Shan Huang, David W. Denning, Shu-Man Shih, Chao A. Hsiung, Un-In Wu, Hsin-Yun Sun, Pao-Yu Chen, Yee-Chun Chen, Shan-Chwen Chang   +8 more
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Bacterial, fungal pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance patterns in ocular infections: Insights from a tertiary care hospital, North Karnataka

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Ocular infections, including conjunctivitis, keratitis, and endophthalmitis, significantly impact eye health, leading to morbidity, visual impairment, and blindness if not treated.
Aagalya A , Vishalakshi B , Krishna S
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Endophthalmitis patients in Makassar City: molecular identification of pathogenic fungal profile

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Endophthalmitis is a severe inflammation of the internal ocular structures, usually caused by bacterial or fungal infections, and can lead to rapid, irreversible blindness.
Willy Wirawan Guslianto, Yunialthy Dwia Pertiwi, Mochammad Hatta, Lisa Tenriesa, Ririn Nislawati, Fadhilah Syamsuri, Muhammad Nasrum Massi, Firdaus Hamid   +7 more
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Non-meningeal, non-pulmonary cryptococcosis with limited posterior uveitis in a kidney organ transplant recipient with antibody-mediated rejection: a case report

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background Cryptococcosis is one of the most frequent fungal eye infections in patients with immunosuppression. Currently, treatment approaches for non-meningeal, non-pulmonary cryptococcosis are based on those used for cryptococcal meningitis or ...
Yi-An Lu, Chun-Hsien Lin, Chia-Jen Chang, Kuo-Hsiung Shu, Mu-Chi Chung, Chien-Chih Chou   +5 more
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