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The Role of IL-17 in Protection against Mucosal Candida Infections
Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a proinflammatory cytokine produced by adaptive CD4+ T helper cells and innate lymphocytes, such as γδ-T cells and TCRβ+ “natural” Th17 cells.
Bemnet G. Mengesha, Heather R. Conti
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ABSTRACT Background Fluconazole tolerance is an emerging phenotype in Candida albicans bloodstream infections, but its relationship to multilocus sequence typing (MLST) lineages and virulence traits is unclear. Objectives To investigate the relationships among MLST genotypes, fluconazole tolerance, and virulence phenotypes in C.
Shang‐Yi Lin +5 more
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ABSTRACT Fungal infections in Asia are influenced by warm, humid climates, high population density and expanding healthcare systems, which together facilitate the emergence, transmission and detection of both common and rare pathogens. While Candida and Aspergillus species remain the leading causes of invasive fungal disease, increasing attention has ...
Narut Chancharussin +3 more
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Background: In human immunodeficiency virus HIV-infected patients, oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common infection. The aim of present study was molecular typing of Candida albicans isolates recovered from HIV-infected patients with oropharyngeal ...
Farzad Katiraee +4 more
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Brine Shrimp Toxicity Evaluation of Some Tanzanian Plants Used Traditionally for the Treatment of Fungal Infections. [PDF]
Plants which are used by traditional healers in Tanzania have been evaluated to obtain preliminary data of their toxicity using the brine shrimps test. The results indicate that 9 out of 44 plant species whose extracts were tested exhibited high toxicity
Matee, Mecky I. N. +20 more
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This report focuses on the value of antifungal prophylaxis with antifungal drugs in preventing oropharyngeal candidiasis. Randomised trials comparing non-AIDS immunocompromised patients receiving or not an oral antifungal agent were reviewed ...
Meunier, Françoise +2 more
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ABSTRACT This study examined changes in anti‐Spike (anti‐S) antibodies (Abs) and type I interferon (IFN‐I) following the BNT162b2 vaccine in people living with HIV (PLWH) and analyzed the impact of demographic and immunological factors. In total, 75 PLWH and 28 healthy donors were followed at baseline (T0), at the second dose (T1), after the second ...
Federica Frasca +18 more
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IL-17 in Protective Immunity to Vaginal Candidiasis
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is caused by Candida albicans affects a significant number of women during their reproductive ages. Th17 cells play a major role in coordinating the host defense in oropharyngeal candidiasis.
Baghdad Science Journal
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Interventions for the treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment [PDF]
Background<p></p> Surgery is an important part of the management of oral cavity cancer with regard to both the removal of the primary tumour and removal of lymph nodes in the neck.
Conway, David I +35 more
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From Oral Candidiasis to Candidemia: A Review of Superficial to Invasive Progression
Recent and limited evidence indicates that oral candidiasis can disseminate Candida albicans throughout the body, leading to invasive candidiasis, such as candidemia, a life‐threatening infection. Considering antifungal resistance and global outbreaks of emergent non‐albicans Candida and related yeasts, murine models help understand dissemination ...
Julia Robledo Jerez +3 more
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