In vitro sensitivity of Malassezia furfur isolates from HIV-positive and negative patients to antifungal agents [PDF]
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2023 Introduction. Malassezia is a lipophilic and lipid-dependent yeast genus belonging to the skin microbiota of humans and other animals. However, due to dysbiosis processes or other factors in the host, this yeast can cause different pathologies, ranging ...
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Multiple Hybridization Events Punctuate the Evolutionary Trajectory of Malassezia furfur [PDF]
MBio, 2022 Malassezia species are important fungal skin commensals and are part of the normal microbiota of humans and other animals. However, under certain circumstances these fungi can also display a pathogenic behavior. For example, Malassezia furfur is a common
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The role of L-DOPA on melanization and mycelial production in Malassezia furfur. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Melanins are synthesized by organisms of all biological kingdoms and comprise a heterogeneous class of natural pigments. Certain of these polymers have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several important human fungal pathogens.
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Malassezia furfur Infections [PDF]
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1991 Malassezia furfur , previously known as Pityrosporum obiculare , is a lipophilic saprophytic yeast that preferentially colonizes the skin of the scalp, chest, and back.
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Study of Hypersensitivity to Malassezia furfur in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis with Head and Neck Pattern: Is It Useful as a Biomarker and Therapeutic Indicator in These Patients? [PDF]
Life, 2022 Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases. Head and neck (H&N) involvement, also known as the picture-frame pattern, can be a diagnostic and even therapeutic challenge. Sensitization to the fungus Malassezia furfur
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Successful Treatment of Malassezia furfur Endocarditis. [PDF]
Open Forum Infect Dis, 2020 Abstract The first reported case of Malassezia furfur endocarditis in an adult patient is presented. The unique microbiological aspects of this organism, as well as the difficulties inherent in its antifungal susceptibility testing, are discussed.
Granok AB.
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Aktivitas Antijamur dari Bakteri Sedimen Mangrove Terhadap Candida albicans dan Malassezia furfur
Jurnal Kelautan Tropis, 2022 Candida albicans and Malassezia furfur are fungal pathogens that can cause skin infections. This disease can be easily transmitted from one individual to another. The use of antibiotic drugs can cause pathogenic fungi to become resistant.
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The underestimated role of major skin commensal Malassezia furfur in the development of neonatal invasive fungal infections [PDF]
HeliyonIn recent years, some new evidence on the role of Malassezia in late-onset sepsis in immunocompromised patients have been published, but there are still very few studies with special focus on newborns.The prevalence of Malassezia-associated conditions in
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Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and AntimicrobialsIntroduction: Prophylactic administration of fluconazole in very low birth weight newborns (
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Identification of Malassezia furfur Secreted Aspartyl Protease 1 (MfSAP1) and Its Role in Extracellular Matrix Degradation [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Malassezia is the most abundant eukaryotic microbial genus on human skin. Similar to many human-residing fungi, Malassezia has high metabolic potential and secretes a plethora of hydrolytic enzymes that can potentially modify and structure the external ...
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