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Disseminated Lomentospora prolificans infection that could have been predicted: A case report [PDF]

IDCases
Lomentospora prolificans is a rare, filamentous fungus, that causes a disseminated infection in immunocompromised individuals. Disseminated infections caused by the fungus are difficult to diagnose early. It is resistant to multiple antifungal agents and
Koga Sato, Toshimasa Hayashi, Takuma Ishizaki, Masakazu Yoshida, Akira Watanabe   +4 more
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Peptidorhamnomannan from Lomentospora prolificans modulates the inflammatory response in macrophages infected with Candida albicans [PDF]

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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An Alpha-Glucan from Lomentospora prolificans Mediates Fungal–Host Interaction Signaling through Dectin-1 and Mincle [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Scedosporium and Lomentospora are a group of filamentous fungi with some clinically relevant species causing either localized, invasive, or disseminated infections.
Mariana Ingrid Dutra da Silva Xisto, Lucas dos Santos Dias, Francisco Felipe Bezerra, Vera Carolina Bordallo Bittencourt, Rodrigo Rollin-Pinheiro, Ana Carolina Cartágenes-Pinto, Rosa Maria Tavares Haido, Paulo Antônio de Souza Mourão, Eliana Barreto-Bergter   +8 more
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Cell dispersion during biofilm formation by Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium minutisporum and Lomentospora prolificans [PDF]

Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 2023
Dispersion is an essential step in the lifecycle of biofilms, since it enables the dissemination of microbial cells and, consequently, the potential colonization of new sites.
Thaís P. Mello, Iuri C. Barcellos, Marta H. Branquinha, André L.S. Santos   +3 more
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Computational design of an mRNA vaccine targeting antifungal-resistant Lomentospora prolificans [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Lomentospora prolificans is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that predominantly affects immunocompromised individuals, as well as healthy individuals, often leading to disseminated disease with high mortality rates.
Muhammad Bilal Iqbal Rehmani, Fizza Arshad, Muhammad Umer Khan, Hasan Ejaz, Umar Nishan, Amal Alotaibi, Riaz Ullah, Ke Chen, Suvash Chandra Ojha, Mohibullah Shah   +9 more
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Effects of UVC Irradiation on Growth and Apoptosis of Scedosporium apiospermum and Lomentospora prolificans [PDF]

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2018
Scedosporium apiospermum and Lomentospora prolificans are important fungal species isolated from immunocompromised patients. Previous studies have demonstrated that these filamentous fungi exist as saprophytes in the soil and showed the highest minimum ...
Watcharamat Muangkaew, San Suwanmanee, Pantira Singkum, Potjaman Pumeesat, Natthanej Luplertlop   +4 more
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Fusarium species,Scedosporium species, and Lomentospora prolificans: A systematic review to inform the World Health Organization priority list of fungal pathogens. [PDF]

Med Mycol
Recognizing the growing global burden of fungal infections, the World Health Organization established a process to develop a priority list of fungal pathogens (FPPL).
Marinelli T, Kim HY, Halliday CL, Garnham K, Bupha-Intr O, Dao A, Morris AJ, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Colombo A, Rickerts V, Perfect J, Denning DW, Nucci M, Hamers RL, Cassini A, Oladele R, Sorrell TC, Ramon-Pardo P, Fusire T, Chiller TM, Wahyuningsih R, Forastiero A, Al-Nuseirat A, Beyer P, Gigante V, Beardsley J, Sati H, Alffenaar JW, Morrissey CO.   +28 more
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Clinical significance and antifungal susceptibility profile of 103 clinical isolates of Scedosporium species complex and Lomentospora prolificans obtained from NIH patients [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Reduced susceptibility to antifungals is common among members of genera Scedosporium and Lomentospora, with optimal treatments still not fully defined.
Mary M. Czech, Jennifer Cuellar-Rodriguez, Kyung J. Kwon-Chung, Frida Stock, Chioma I. Aneke, Kenneth N. Olivier, Kevin P. Fennelly, Juan Gea-Banacloche, Christa S. Zerbe, Alexandra F. Freeman, Steven M. Holland, Michail S. Lionakis, Amir Seyedmousavi   +12 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, Ana Carolina Aor, Simone Santiago Carvalho de Oliveira, Marta Helena Branquinha, André Luis Souza dos Santos   +4 more
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Successful Treatment of Lomentospora Prolificans Infection Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Infection and Drug Resistance
Yi-Han Yang,1,* Chun Di,2,* Hao Zheng,1 Ya Luo,1 Ao-Ran Zhang,1 Tong Su,1 Xiao-Dong Mo,1 Yu-Qian Sun,1 Yu Wang,1 Meng Lv1,3 1Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center
Yang YH, Di C, Zheng H, Luo Y, Zhang AR, Su T, Mo XD, Sun YQ, Wang Y, Lv M   +9 more
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