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Mortality due to systemic mycoses as a primary cause of death or in association with AIDS in Brazil: a review from 1996 to 2006 [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
Deaths caused by systemic mycoses such as paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, coccidioidomycosis and zygomycosis amounted to 3,583 between 1996-2006 in Brazil. When analysed as the underlying cause of death,
Marli Prado, Marcelo Barbosa da Silva, Ruy Laurenti, Luiz R Travassos, Carlos P Taborda   +4 more
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Sexually Transmitted Dermatophyte Infections-A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Mycoses
ABSTRACT Sexually transmitted dermatophyte infections are an emerging public health concern, with increasing incidence reported across multiple countries. These infections are mainly spread through direct skin‐to‐skin contact during sexual activity and are more commonly found in individuals with high‐risk sexual practices.
Gupta AK, Liddy A, Megal L, Kaplan B, Shemer A, Saunte DML, Wang T.   +6 more
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Invasive Mould Infections in Chronic Granulomatous Disease: A Multicenter Study From Türkiye [PDF]

Mycoses
ABSTRACT Background Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency, predisposing to life‐threatening invasive mould infection (IMI). While antifungal prophylaxis has improved outcomes, IMI remains the leading cause of mortality in CGD. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and fungal epidemiology of IMI among CGD patients in
Ergenc Z, Eltan S, Karaaslan B, Kiykim A, Tuncay S, Yilmaz S, Erdemli P, Dizi Isik A, Parlak B, Serbes M, Warris A, Ozen A, Karakoc‐Aydiner E, Ozcan D, Cokugras H, Baris S, Kepenekli E.   +16 more
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Clinical experience of primary subcutaneous mycoses in Shanghai: a retrospective analysis [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
IntroductionPrimary subcutaneous mycoses are a heterogeneous group of fungal infections caused by pathogenic or opportunistic organisms. In recent years, cases have steadily increased in Shanghai, an area where the disease was previously uncommon.
Qian Yu, Lulu Li, Yuanyuan Wang, Zhiqin Gao, Siyu Liu, Jingwen Tan, Xiaoping Liu, Wei Li, Lianjuan Yang   +8 more
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In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Manogepix and Other Antifungal Agents against South African Candida auris Isolates from Bloodstream Infections

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
We determined the susceptibility of South African Candida auris bloodstream surveillance isolates to manogepix, a novel antifungal, and several registered antifungal agents. C. auris isolates were submitted to a reference laboratory between 2016 and 2017.
Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Ruth S. Mpembe, Serisha D. Naicker, Nelesh P. Govender   +3 more
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A Retrospective Analysis of Culture-Confirmed Enterococci Bloodstream Infections in South Africa, 2016–2020: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
(1) Background: The emergence of multidrug resistance enterococci is a major public health concern. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated from blood cultures over a five-year period (2016–2020 ...
Ruth Mogokotleng, Husna Ismail, Olga Perovic, Sabelle Jallow   +3 more
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Performance results of the improved working classification of superficial mycoses of the skin in carrying out their clinical and epidemiological monitoring

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2021
The results of testing of the improved working classification of superficial mycoses of the skin and its appendages (SMS) in the Republic of Azerbaijan for the period of 2012-2016 are presented.
S. Akhmedova
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Implantation Mycoses and Invasive Fungal Infections with Cutaneous Involvement in Tropical Taiwan: An 11-Year Retrospective Study of a Medical Center

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Background: The rising incidence of implantation mycoses and invasive fungal infections prompts the need for studies describing the latest trends of these diseases; however, the literature remains scarce from tropical Asia in recent years.
Ting-Jung Hsu, Chih-Hung Lee
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Molecular diagnostics in South Africa and challenges in the establishment of a molecular laboratory in developing countries

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020
The laboratory plays a significant role in public health surveillance, outbreak investigation and infection prevention and control strategies. Microbiology laboratories are moving towards incorporating molecular biology techniques for the surveillance ...
Ashika Singh-Moodley, Husna Ismail, Olga Perovic   +2 more
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No Impact of Fluconazole to Echinocandins Replacement as First-Line Therapy on the Epidemiology of Yeast Fungemia (Hospital-Driven Active Surveillance, 2004–2017, Paris, France)

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Replacement of fluconazole by echinocandins as the first-line therapy for yeast-related fungemia could have an impact on both the mortality rate and the epidemiology of yeast species responsible for candidemia.
Stéphane Bretagne, Stéphane Bretagne, Stéphane Bretagne, Marie Desnos-Ollivier, Karine Sitbon, Olivier Lortholary, Olivier Lortholary, Olivier Lortholary, Didier Che, Françoise Dromer, Participants of the YEASTS   +10 more
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