Fungal lung disease encompasses a wide spectrum of organisms and associated clinical conditions, presenting a significant global health challenge. The type and severity of disease are determined by underlying host immunity and infecting fungal strain.
Tavleen Kaur Jaggi +9 more
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Strategies for the Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections after Lung Transplant [PDF]
Long-term survival after lung transplantation is lower than that associated with other transplanted organs. Infectious complications, most importantly invasive fungal infections, have detrimental effects and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality ...
Bitterman, Roni +5 more
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Developing definitions for invasive fungal diseases in critically ill adult patients in intensive care units : protocol of the FUNgal infections Definitions in ICU patients (FUNDICU) project [PDF]
The reliability of diagnostic criteria for invasive fungal diseases (IFD) developed for severely immunocompromised patients is questionable in critically ill adult patients in intensive care units (ICU).
Vazquez, J.A. +73 more
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The Human Mycobiome in Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Current Situation and Future Perspectives
Microbes play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and asthma.
Juan de Dios Caballero +8 more
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Epidemiology and Prognosis of Invasive Fungal Disease in Chinese Lung Transplant Recipients [PDF]
This study explored the epidemiology, risk factors, and prognosis of invasive fungal disease (IFD) in Chinese lung transplant recipients (LTRs). This retrospective cohort study included patients who received lung transplants at four hospitals in South China between January 2015 and June 2019.
Chunrong Ju +6 more
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Pulmonary histoplasmoma: a disguised malady
Histoplasmosis is a mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, which is transmitted via dust and aerosols. Lung involvement is the most common, with a varied clinical presentation.
Paulo Marcelo Pontes Gomes de Matos +2 more
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Current ecological understanding of fungal-like pathogens of fish: what lies beneath? [PDF]
Despite increasingly sophisticated microbiological techniques, and long after the first discovery of microbes, basic knowledge is still lacking to fully appreciate the ecological importance of microbial parasites in fish. This is likely due to the nature
Rodolphe Elie Gozlan +22 more
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing Gp43 protects mice against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection. [PDF]
The dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is the etiological agent of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM). It is believed that approximately 10 million people are infected with the fungus and approximately 2% will eventually develop the disease. Unlike
Mariana Aprigio Assis-Marques +5 more
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Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of invasive fungal disease (IFD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in the patients with hematological diseases, and analyze the risk factors of IFD after HSCT.
MA Lei +5 more
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Synergy in efficacy of fungal entomopathogens and permethrin against West African insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Increasing incidences of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors are threatening the sustainable use of contemporary chemical vector control measures.
Knols, B.G.J. +34 more
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