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Using Interleukin 6 and 8 in Blood and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid to Predict Survival in Hematological Malignancy Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Mold Infection. [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Molds and other pathogens induce elevated levels of several cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8. The objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of IL-6 and IL-8 as well as fungal biomarkers in blood and ...
Eigl, Susanne, Flick, Holger, Heldt, Sven, Hoenigl, Martin, Jenks, Jeffrey D, Krause, Robert, Neumeister, Peter, Prattes, Juergen, Prüller, Florian, Rabensteiner, Jasmin, Rawlings, Stephen A, Strohmaier, Heimo, Wölfler, Albert   +12 more
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Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Aminophosphonic Derivatives and Their Antifungal Evaluation against Lomentospora prolificans

Molecules, 2023
Lomentospora prolificans is a pathogenic and multidrug-resistant fungus that can infect both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients, with mortality rates up to 87%. The World Health Organization (WHO) included this fungal species in its first list of 19 priority fungal pathogens, which focused on fungal pathogens that can cause invasive acute ...
Zuleyma Martínez-Campos, Mariana Elizondo-Zertuche, Emanuel Hernández-Núñez, Eugenio Hernández-Fernández, Efrén Robledo-Leal, Susana T. López-Cortina   +5 more
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Case Series of Rare Fungal Keratitides: Experiences from a Quaternary Eye Hospital in Sydney, Australia

, 2023
The present article reports on the management of six different and rare cases of fungal keratitides, two of which have never been documented in previous literature.
Coroneo, MT , Hong, SC, Petsoglou, C, Trinh, T, Xuan, R   +4 more
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Scedosporiosis Transmission from Near-Drowning Donor to Kidney Recipient: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

, 2022
Infection is a common complication following a near-drowning event. Near-drowning victims as organ donors carry an increased risk for donor-derived infection.
Kohli, MD, Romesh, Liu, MD, PhD*, Lin, Tomaszewski, MD, John E, Yang, MD, PhD, Bei   +3 more
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Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium minutisporum and Lomentospora prolificans: a comparative study of surface molecules produced by conidial and germinated conidial cells

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2018
BACKGROUND Scedosporium/Lomentospora species are opportunistic mould pathogens, presenting notable antifungal resistance. OBJECTIVES/METHODS We analysed the conidia and germinated conidia of S. apiospermum (Sap), S. aurantiacum (Sau), S.
Thaís Pereira de Mello, Ana Carolina Aor, Diego de Souza Gonçalves, Sergio Henrique Seabra, Marta Helena Branquinha, André Luis Souza dos Santos   +5 more
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Peptidorhamnomannan from Lomentospora prolificans modulates the inflammatory response in macrophages infected with Candida albicans

BMC Microbiology, 2020
Background Peptidorhamnomannan is a glycoconjugate that consists of a peptide chain substituted by O- and N-linked glycans, present on the cell surface of Lomentospora prolificans, a saprophytic fungus which is widely distributed in regions with ...
Mariana Ingrid Dutra da Silva Xisto, Suelen S. Santos, Luana Rossato, Fábio Seiti Yamada Yoshikawa, Rosa Maria Tavares Haido, Sandro Rogério de Almeida, Eliana Barreto-Bergter   +6 more
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Candida species: the silent enemy [PDF]

, 2019
Candida species are known to cause serious infections in immunocompromised patients but uncommon cases have been reported in immunocompetent individuals regardless of the harmless co-existence of the fungi with the host.
Al-Laaeiby, A, Al-Saadoon, A.H., Ali, S
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Structural Differences Influence Biological Properties of Glucosylceramides from Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Scedosporium aurantiacum and Pseudallescheria minutispora

Journal of Fungi, 2019
Scedosporium/Lomentospora complex is composed of filamentous fungi, including some clinically relevant species, such as Pseudallescheria boydii, Scedosporium aurantiacum, and Scedosporium apiospermum.
Adriana Caneppa, Jardel Vieira de Meirelles, Rodrigo Rollin-Pinheiro, Mariana Ingrid Dutra da Silva Xisto, Livia Cristina Liporagi-Lopes, Lauro de Souza, Maria Teresa Villela Romanos, Eliana Barreto-Bergter   +7 more
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First Record of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of a Saprotrophic and Opportunistic Human Pathogenic Fungus, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

Mycobiology, 2020
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis is a widely distributed soil fungus known as a common saprotroph of biodegradation. It is also an opportunistic human pathogen that can produce various secondary metabolites.
Jongsun Park, Woochan Kwon, Seung-Beom Hong, Kap-Hoon Han   +3 more
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American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Series: #8-Management and Prevention of Non-Aspergillus Molds in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients. [PDF]

The Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy partnered with its Transplant Infectious Disease Special Interest Group to create a guideline focusing on non-Aspergillus invasive molds, which are uncommon
Carpenter, P.A., Chemaly, R.F., Dadwal, S.S., Douglas, A.P., Groll, A.H., John, T.M., Kontoyiannis, D.P., Lamoth, F., Papanicolaou, G.A., Shigle, T.L., Walsh, T.J.   +10 more
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