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Malassezia pachydermatis and Malassezia furfur are lipophilic yeasts of the cutaneous microbiome, although these organisms are occasionally responsible for serious invasive infections in neonates. Since phagocytosis is an important mechanism mediating the adaptive immune response, here we evaluated the phagocytosis capacity and production of nitric ...
Rossana Teotonio de Farias, Moreira +6 more
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Production and Quantification of Virulence Factors in Malassezia Species
Seventy-seven strains of Malassezia were included in this study. Biofilm and hydrolytic enzyme production were studied by using specific solid media. The Real-Time reverse transcriptase qPCR method was applied to determine the overexpression of genes ...
Hadrich Inès +7 more
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A prospective open-label study of the antifungal activity of external forms of activated zinc pyrithione in the treatment of Malassezia-associated skin diseases [PDF]
Background. There is insufficient data on the antifungal activity of activated zinc pyrithione, which is widely used in practice. Taking into account the reports about a significant role of Malassezia in the pathogenesis of a number of dermatoses, the ...
Alexey V. Samtsov +6 more
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A pitiríase versicolor é uma doença de distribuição universal. Existe a descrição de 12 espécies de malassezia. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar quais as espécies de malassezia mais prevalentes nos pacientes com pitiríase versicolor.
Vanessa Petry +5 more
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Genus Malassezia comprises of 14 species of "yeast like fungi," 13 of which are lipophilic and 1 is nonlipophilic. They are known commensals and in predisposed individuals they commonly cause a spectrum of chronic recurrent infections. They rarely also cause serious illnesses like catheter-related blood stream infections, CAPD associated peritonitis ...
Ambujavalli Balakrishnan Thayikkannu +2 more
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Objective: to describe the sociodemographic aspects, clinical presentation and extrinsic conditions that may increase the risk of developing pityriasis versicolor. Materials and methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective observational study
Andrea Ortiz-Flórez
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Introducción. Las especies del género Malassezia se consideran levaduras oportunistas emergentes de gran importancia. Han sido asociadas a diferentes patologías dermatológicas y sistémicas de las cuales se aislan una o más especies de este género.
Adriana M. Celis +1 more
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Malassezia yeasts are lipid dependent and part of the human and animal skin microbiome. However, they are also associated with a variety of dermatological conditions and even cause systemic infections.
Adriana Marcela Celis Ramírez +13 more
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Comparison betweenMalasseziaFolliculitis and Non-MalasseziaFolliculitis [PDF]
Among the various types of folliculitis, differentiation of Malassezia folliculitis (MF) from other forms of folliculitis is important because it is usually treated with antifungal agents.We attempted to find a method to enhance the detection rate of MF, and examined the differences in the clinical manifestation between MF and non-MF (NMF).We performed
Song, Hyo Sang +2 more
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South Ural state medical University, Department of Dermatovenerology
The article discusses modern ideas about the role of microbial agents in the pathogenesis of the most common dermatoses in pediatric practice.The paper shows the importance of the skin microbiome and foci of chronic inflammation in the induction and ...
O. I. Letyaeva
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