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Mucormycosis: An overview

open access: yesKerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Rhino-orbital mucormycosis is a life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection, which affects mainly immunocompromised hosts. It is commonly caused by ubiquitous fungi belonging to the order Mucorales, family Mucoraceae, which is also commonly known as ...
Viji Rangarajan   +1 more
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Epidemiology and management of mucormycosis in India – Pre- and Post-COVID-19

open access: yesJournal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2021
Mucormycosis is a spectrum of highly invasive infections caused by filamentous fungi belonging to the order Mucorales. Typically known as a disease of the immunocompromised and uncontrolled diabetic host, the COVID-19 pandemic uncovered new and hitherto ...
Nandini Sethuraman
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Orbital Apex Syndrome due to Orbital Mucormycosis after Teeth Infection: A Successful Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Ophthalmology, 2021
Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis is a severe and rapidly progressive fungal infection associated with low survival rates. Early diagnosis and proper management are mandatory.
Gonçalo Godinho   +7 more
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Taking a Closer Look: Clinical and Histopathological Characteristics of Culture-Positive versus Culture-Negative Pulmonary Mucormycosis

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2022
The cultural recovery of Mucorales from hyphae-laden tissue is poor, and the clinical implications of culture positivity are scarcely studied. Therefore, we compared clinical and histopathological characteristics of culture-positive and culture-negative ...
Amy Spallone   +4 more
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Characterisation of the spatio-temporal localisation of a pan-Mucorales specific antigen during germination and immunohistochemistry [PDF]

open access: yes
BACKGROUND: Mucormycosis is an aggressive, invasive fungal infection caused by moulds in the order Mucorales. Early diagnosis is key to improving patient prognosis, yet relies on insensitive culture or non-specific histopathology.
I Kalinina (21969107)   +6 more
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Table_2_Blood Mucorales PCR to track down Aspergillus and Mucorales co-infections in at-risk hematology patients: A case-control study.docx

open access: yes, 2022
IntroductionSerum Mucorales PCR can precede the final diagnosis of invasive mucormycosis by several days or weeks and could therefore be useful as a non-invasive screening tool.MethodsWe assessed the performance of a commercial Mucorales PCR assay ...
Sien Bevers (12889028)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Table_1_Blood Mucorales PCR to track down Aspergillus and Mucorales co-infections in at-risk hematology patients: A case-control study.docx

open access: yes, 2022
IntroductionSerum Mucorales PCR can precede the final diagnosis of invasive mucormycosis by several days or weeks and could therefore be useful as a non-invasive screening tool.MethodsWe assessed the performance of a commercial Mucorales PCR assay ...
Sien Bevers (12889028)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Genes involved in carotene synthesis and mating in Blakeslea trispora [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Mating of Blakeslea trispora and other molds of the order Mucorales requires the interaction of mycelia of opposite sex, (+) and (-), leading to the development of specialized structures and to an enhanced accumulation of beta-carotene.
Kuzina, V.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Miltefosine: A Repurposing Drug against Mucorales Pathogens

open access: yes, 2023
Mucorales are a group of non-septated filamentous fungi widely distributed in nature, frequently associated with human infections, and are intrinsically resistant to many antifungal drugs.
Luana Pereira Borba-Santos   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Mucorales fungi suppress nitric oxide production by macrophages

open access: yesmBio
Mucormycosis is classified by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as an emerging disease and is caused by Mucorales fungi. Despite the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with the disease, little is known about the host ...
Alexandra Y. Soare, Vincent M. Bruno
doaj   +1 more source

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