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Access to the World Health Organization-recommended essential diagnostics for invasive fungal infections in critical care and cancer patients in Africa: A diagnostic survey

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Background: Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) contribute to significant morbidity and mortality among patients with haemato-oncological conditions, seriously ill hospitalised patients and those in intensive care (ICU).
Tafese Beyene Tufa, Felix Bongomin, Akila Fathallah, Ana Luísa S.M. Cândido, Rola Hashad, Maha Soussi Abdallaoui, Abdelsalam Ahmed Nail, Samuel Adetona Fayemiwo, Richard O.S. Penney, Emma Orefuwa, David W. Denning   +10 more
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A global view on fungal infections in humans and animals: opportunistic infections and microsporidioses

Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2021
After cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases are the second most common cause of death worldwide. Although these infections are caused mainly by viruses or bacteria, a systematically growing prevalence of human and animal opportunistic fungal ...
S. Gnat, Dominik Łagowski, A. Nowakiewicz, M. Dyląg   +3 more
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Co-Circulation of Leishmania Parasites and Phleboviruses in a Population of Sand Flies Collected in the South of Portugal

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
In the Old World, phlebotomine sand flies from the genus Phlebotomus are implicated in the transmission of Leishmania spp. parasites (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) and viruses belonging to the genus Phlebovirus (Bunyavirales: Phenuiviridae).
Fátima Amaro, Anabela Vilares, Susana Martins, Tânia Reis, Hugo Costa Osório, Maria João Alves, Maria João Gargaté   +6 more
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Aspergillus and Health

Microorganisms, 2022
Among the filamentous fungi described as etiological agents of infection, Aspergillus is the most frequent agent of invasive mould disease, and it is associated with high mortality [...]
Raquel Sabino
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Fungal infections

Acta Ophthalmologica, 2008
AbstractAbstract not ...
Haque, Abida K., McGinnis, Michael R.
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Molecular Detection of Aspergillus: Application of a Real-Time PCR Multiplex Assay in Tissue Samples

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Diagnosis of invasive fungal infections is complex, and the lack of standardization of molecular methods is still a challenge. Several methods are available for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis, but their effectiveness will depend on the studied ...
Raquel Sabino, Helena Simões, Cristina Veríssimo   +2 more
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Eye Infections Caused by Filamentous Fungi: Spectrum and Antifungal Susceptibility of the Prevailing Agents in Germany

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Fungal eye infections can lead to loss of vision and blindness. The disease is most prevalent in the tropics, although case numbers in moderate climates are increasing as well.
Grit Walther, Anna Zimmermann, Johanna Theuersbacher, Kerstin Kaerger, Marie von Lilienfeld-Toal, Mathias Roth, Daniel Kampik, Gerd Geerling, Oliver Kurzai   +8 more
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Parallel Propagation of Toxoplasma gondii In Vivo, In Vitro and in Alternate Model: Towards Less Dependence on the Mice Model

Pathogens, 2022
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan. In pregnant women, it can lead to severe birth defects or intrauterine death of the fetus. Most of what is currently know on cell biology of T.
Maria João Gargaté, Anabela Vilares, Idalina Ferreira, Tânia Reis, Susana Martins, Joana Mendonça, Vítor Borges, João Paulo Gomes   +7 more
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Comparison of Multi-locus Genotypes Detected in Aspergillus fumigatus Isolated from COVID Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA) and from Other Clinical and Environmental Sources

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Background: Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprophytic fungus, ubiquitous in the environment and responsible for causing infections, some of them severe invasive infections.
Susana Morais, Cristina Toscano, Helena Simões, Dina Carpinteiro, Carla Viegas, Cristina Veríssimo, Raquel Sabino   +6 more
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Fungal infections in humans: the silent crisis

Microbial Cell, 2020
Annually, over 150 million severe cases of fungal infections occur worldwide, resulting in approximately 1.7 million deaths per year. Alarmingly, these numbers are continuously on the rise with a number of social and medical developments during the past ...
Katharina Kainz, M. Bauer, F. Madeo, D. Carmona-Gutierrez   +3 more
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