The Host Immune Response to Scedosporium/Lomentospora [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Infections caused by the opportunistic pathogens Scedosporium/Lomentospora are on the rise. This causes problems in the clinic due to the difficulty in diagnosing and treating them.
Idoia Buldain +7 more
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Lomentospora prolificans synthesizes several types of melanin [PDF]
mSphereLomentospora prolificans is a filamentous fungus with a global distribution, exhibiting a particularly higher prevalence in human-impacted environments.
Livia C. Liporagi-Lopes +5 more
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Investigation of a Lomentospora prolificans case cluster with whole genome sequencing [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020 Lomentospora prolificans has caused outbreaks in immunocompromised patients. We performed whole genome sequencing (WGS) on 4 L. prolificans isolates from infections occurring during an 8-month period in the haematology unit at Hospital 1., and 2 isolates
Peter Boan +5 more
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Dot Immunobinding Assay for the Rapid Serodetection of Scedosporium/Lomentospora in Cystic Fibrosis Patients [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 The detection of Scedosporium/Lomentospora is still based on non-standardized low-sensitivity culture procedures. This fact is particularly worrying in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), where these fungi are the second most common filamentous fungi ...
Leire Martin-Souto +13 more
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A case of Lomentospora prolificans endophthalmitis treated with the novel antifungal agent Olorofim [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and InfectionPurpose To report a case of endogenous Lomentospora prolificans endophthalmitis treated with the novel antifungal agent Olorofim. Case report A 57-year-old man developed disseminated Lomentospora prolificans with right endophthalmitis on the background ...
Michael Dong +3 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2021 Scedosporium/Lomentospora fungi are increasingly recognized pathogens. As these fungi are resistant to many antifungal agents, early diagnosis is essential for initiating targeted drug therapy.
Sharon C.-A. Chen +4 more
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Lomentospora prolificans: An Emerging Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen
Microorganisms, 2022 Lomentospora prolificans is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that primarily affects immunocompromised individuals leading to disseminated disease with high mortality rates while also causing infections in healthy populations.
Afroditi Konsoula +5 more
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Disseminated Lomentospora prolificans infection presenting with arterial exsanguination [PDF]
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2021 Lomentospora prolificans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen found especially in Australia, Spain, Portugal, California, and the southern United States. Although it causes a wide spectrum of infections, disseminated L.
Abdullah Nasif, MD +5 more
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Comparative Pathogenicity of Lomentospora prolificans (Scedosporium prolificans) Isolates from Mexican Patients [PDF]
Mycopathologia, 2017 We identified 11 Lomentospora prolificans isolates recovered from Mexican patients using phenotypic and molecular characteristics. The identification of isolates was assessed by internal transcribed spacer (ITS rDNA) sequencing. In vitro susceptibility
Ballesteros Elizondo, Raquel +6 more
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Conidial germination in Scedosporium apiospermum, S. aurantiacum, S. minutisporum and Lomentospora prolificans: influence of growth conditions and antifungal susceptibility profiles [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2016 In the present study, we have investigated some growth conditions capable of inducing the conidial germination in Scedosporium apiospermum, S. aurantiacum, S. minutisporum and Lomentospora prolificans.
Thaís Pereira de Mello +4 more
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