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Evaluation of environmental Mucorales contamination in and around the residence of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis patients

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
IntroductionRecently, India witnessed an unprecedented surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated mucormycosis (CAM) cases. In addition to patient management issues, environmental Mucorales contamination possibly contributed to the outbreak.
Anup K. Ghosh, Ravinder Singh, Snigdha Reddy, Shreya Singh, Shivaprakash M. Rudramurthy, Harsimran Kaur, Hansraj Choudhary, Arunaloke Chakrabarti   +7 more
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Mucormicosis

Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Dermatología y Cirugía Dermatológica, 2019
La mucormicosis es una micosis oportunista y poco frecuente, producida por hongos Zygomicetos del orden Mucorales, asociada con inmunosupresión y de curso agresivo y mortal.
Nathalie Quiroz, Janeth del Pilar Villanueva, Edgar Andrés Lozano   +2 more
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Identification of Mucormycosis by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Targeting Ribosomal RNA in Tissue Samples

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection associated with high mortality, partly due to delayed diagnosis and inadequate empiric therapy. As fungal cultures often fail to grow Mucorales, identification of respective hyphae in tissue is frequently ...
Jill Jasmine Dalimot, Ilka Mc Cormick Smith, Jasmin Gerkrath, Sylvia Hartmann, Oliver A. Cornely, Soo Chan Lee, Joseph Heitman, Volker Rickerts   +7 more
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Recent Advances and Future Directions in the Understanding of Mucormycosis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Mucormycosis is an emerging infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales that has recently gained public relevance due to the high incidence among COVID-19 patients in some countries.
Victoriano Garre
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Mucorales fungi suppress nitric oxide production by macrophages

mBio
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
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Diagnostic Performance and Clinical Utility of Conventional PCR Assay in Early Diagnosis of COVID-19 Associated Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Mucormycosis

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Early diagnosis and treatment of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) are crucial. Potassium hydroxide with Calcofluorwhite (KOH + CFW) smears can demonstrate the fungal hyphae, but mixed infections caused by both mucorales and non-mucorales pose a
Samir Mohapatra, Manas Ranjan Barik, Suryasnata Rath, Savitri Sharma, Archisman Mohapatra, Sharmistha Behera, Souvagini Acharya, Dipti Ranjan Pattjoshi, Rajesh Kumar Padhi, Himansu Sekhar Behera   +9 more
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Imaging of Abdominal Complications in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common paediatric malignancy and remains one of the most common causes of cancer‐related death in children and adolescents. Five‐year overall survival rates now exceed 90% with current multidrug chemotherapeutic regimens. This improvement, coupled with the toxicity of chemotherapy, has led to the
Luke R. Holmes, Rishi S. Kotecha, Derek J. Roebuck   +2 more
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An Emergent Entity: Indolent Mucormycosis of the Paranasal Sinuses. A Multicenter Study

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2019
Introduction Indolent or chronic mucormycosis is a rare entity that affects both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent individuals. Additionally, its clinical evolution is nonspecific and there is no standardized treatment for this condition.
Erika Celis-Aguilar, Alan Burgos-Páez, Nadia Villanueva-Ramos, José Solórzano-Barrón, Alma De La Mora-Fernández, Juan Manjarrez-Velázquez, Sergio Verdiales-Lugo, Lucero Escobar-Aispuro, Perla Becerril, Ana Valdez-Flores, Francisco Javier Merino-Ramírez, Carmen Beatriz Caballero-Rodríguez   +11 more
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Post-COVID-19-Invasive Pulmonary Mycosis

Libyan International Medical University Journal, 2022
COVID-19 has been associated with myriad manifestations as well as adverse outcomes. One of the less commonly reported consequences of COVID-19 is the occurrence of secondary infections in patients suffering acutely from COVID-19 or in those recuperating.
Satish Swain, Kunal Sharma, Animesh Ray, Surabhi Vyas, Gagandeep Singh, Mohit Joshi, Deepali Jain, Immaculata Xess, Sanjeev Sinha, Naveet Wig   +9 more
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An Update on Invasive Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Invasive fungal infections (IFI) remain a significant infection‐related complication in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), the incidence of which has not changed overtime. With a focus on studies and data published after 2019, this narrative review provides an update on the epidemiology and prevention of IFIs in SOTRs and highlights ...
Tina Marinelli, Shahid Husain
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