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Draft genome sequences of the oomycete Pythium insidiosum strain CBS 573.85 from a horse with pythiosis and strain CR02 from the environment

Data in Brief, 2018
Pythium insidiosum is an aquatic oomycete microorganism that causes the fatal infectious disease, pythiosis, in humans and animals. The organism has been successfully isolated from the environment worldwide.
Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Thidarat Rujirawat, Tassanee Lohnoo, Wanta Yingyong, Nongnuch Vanittanakom, Weerayuth Kittichotirat, Theerapong Krajaejun   +6 more
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Human subcutaneous pythiosis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 1993
Two cases of subcutaneous infection caused by the primitive aquatic hyphal organism Pythium are described. Pythium is an important pathogen of horses in the U.S.A. and Australia. Cases of human subcutaneous pythiosis have been cited in the literature, but clinical and histopathological features have not been described previously. Both cases occurred in
Triscott, Joseph A., Weedon, David, Cabana, Esmeraldo   +2 more
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Successful management of 3 dogs with colonic pythiosis using itraconzaole, terbinafine, and prednisone [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019
Gastrointestinal (GI) pythiosis is a severe and often fatal disease in dogs that traditionally has been poorly responsive to medical treatment. Although aggressive surgical resection with wide margins is the most consistently effective treatment, lesion ...
Krystle L. Reagan, Stanley L. Marks, Patricia A. Pesavento, Ann Della Maggiore, Bing Y. Zhu, Amy M. Grooters   +5 more
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Immunological Cross-Reactivity of Proteins Extracted from the Oomycete Pythium insidiosum and the Fungus Basidiobolus ranarum Compromises the Detection Specificity of Immunodiagnostic Assays for Pythiosis

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Pythiosis, a life-threatening disease caused by Pythium insidiosum, has been increasingly diagnosed worldwide. A recently developed immunochromatographic test (ICT) enables the rapid diagnosis of pythiosis.
Tiwa Rotchanapreeda, Pattarana Sae-Chew, Tassanee Lohnoo, Wanta Yingyong, Thidarat Rujirawat, Yothin Kumsang, Penpan Payattikul, Chalisa Jaturapaktrarak, Akarin Intaramat, Watcharapol Pathomsakulwong, Chompoonek Yurayart, Theerapong Krajaejun   +11 more
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Cutaneous pythiosis in a Red Brangus beef calf cured by immunotherapy

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2016
Pythiosis in Southern USA have been increasingly reported in the past ten years. The infection occurs more frequently in dogs and horses inhabiting the endemic areas. Cases of the disease are rarely diagnosed in other species including humans. Herein, we
Derek Grant, Robert Glass, Richard Hansen, Raquel Vilela, Leonel Mendoza   +4 more
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Pythium insidiosum: an emerging pathogen that is easily misdiagnosed and given treatment as a fungus [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundPythium insidiosum (P. insidiosum) is the causative agent of pythiosis, an infectious disease with a high morbidity and fatality rate.
Liuyang Hu, Xiulu Huang, Ngan Hung Yee, Huixia Meng, Li Jiang, Liang Liang, Xingchun Chen   +6 more
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Enhancing knowledge of vascular pythiosis: Impact of a self-paced online course among Thai learners. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundPythiosis caused by Pythium insidiosum, is a rare but deadly infectious disease that is often underrecognized. The disease has high morbidity and mortality rates, particularly in vascular forms where surgical resection is necessary.
Pattama Torvorapanit, Surachai Leksuwankun, Rongpong Plongla, Navaporn Worasilchai, Nattapong Langsiri, Ariya Chindamporn, Achitpol Thongkam, Nuttapon Susaengrat, Pongsakorn Ouwongprayoon, Karan Srisurapanont, Kasama Manothummetha, Nipat Chuleerarux, Tanaporn Meejun, Jaedvara Thanakitcharu, Bhoowit Lerttiendamrong, Nitipong Permpalung, Saman Nematollahi   +16 more
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Clinicopathological features and outcomes of pythiosis [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Vascular pythiosis is a life-threatening infection caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum. This article reports the clinical presentation, serodiagnosis, pathology, and outcomes seen at the authors' institution.The cases of patients with proven vascular pythiosis at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand from January 2006 to ...
Maria Nina Chitasombat, Noppadol Larbcharoensub, Ariya Chindamporn, Theerapong Krajaejun   +3 more
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First Molecularly Confirmed Outbreak of Bovine Pythiosis Caused by Pythium insidiosum in the Amazon Biome [PDF]

Pathogens
Pythiosis is a neglected infectious disease caused by the aquatic oomycete Pythium insidiosum and remains underrecognized in cattle, particularly in tropical regions.
Janayna Barroso dos Santos, Hanna Gabriela da Silva Oliveira, André de Medeiros Costa Lins, Edson Moleta Colodel, Agnes de Souza Lima, Henrique dos Anjos Bomjardim, Flavio Roberto Chaves da Silva, Cíntia Daudt, Valeria Dutra, Felipe Masiero Salvarani   +9 more
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Pythiosis cutánea en equinos tratados con acetonida de triamcinolona. Parte 2. Descripción histológica e histoquímica [PDF]

Revista Mvz Cordoba, 2017
Objetivo. El objetivo del estudio fue realizar una descripción histológica e histoquímica del proceso de cicatrización de la pythiosis cutánea en equinos tratados con acetonida de triamcinolona. Materiales y métodos.
José Cardona-Álvarez, Marlene Vargas-Vilória, Joaquín Patarroyo-Salcedo   +2 more
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