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Advancing diagnostics in Pythium insidiosum keratitis: the emerging role of point-of-care imaging and biosensor-based detection devices

Expert Review of Medical Devices
Introduction Pythium insidiosum keratitis (PIK) is a rapidly progressive, aggressive corneal infection that closely mimics fungal keratitis but fails to respond to conventional antifungal therapy.
B. Gurnani, K. Kaur
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Pythium insidiosum – An Emerging Mammalian Pathogen

2020
Pythiosis is an aggressive and life-threating infection caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum. The disease occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical countries and affects humans and other mammals, including wild and domestic (particularly dogs and equines) animals.
Erico S. Loreto, Juliana S.M. Tondolo, Janio M. Santurio   +2 more
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Successful Medical Management of Presumptive Pythium insidiosum Keratitis

Cornea, 2017
Purpose: To describe the previously unreported successful treatment of presumptive Pythium keratitis (PK) with medical therapy alone. Methods: A 42-year-old female homemaker presented to us with a 15-day history of pain and redness in the right eye after a trivial injury. Her vision
Muralidhar, Ramappa, Ritu, Nagpal, Savitri, Sharma, Sunita, Chaurasia   +3 more
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Pythium insidiosum keratitis in an Australian child

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2009
AbstractA 3‐year‐old girl from the Northern Territory developed suppurative keratitis after swimming in pools. A mycelial organism suspected to be Pythium insidiosum was cultured. Treatment with polyhexamethylene biguanide and voriconazole for 5 days was unsuccessful, and a corneal graft was performed.
Paul R, Badenoch, Richard A D, Mills, John H, Chang, Tania A, Sadlon, Sonja, Klebe, Douglas J, Coster   +5 more
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Improving noninvasive diagnosis of cutaneous and gastrointestinal forms of Pythium insidiosum infections in dogs: complementary roles of serum-based ELISA and polymerase chain reaction.

American Journal of Veterinary Research
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic performance of ELISA and PCR for detecting pathogenic oomycete infections and to explore associations with clinical presentation and treatment status.
Subarna Barua, Asfiha Tarannum, Joseph Newton, Leonel Mendoza, Kelly Chenoweth, Priscilla Barger, Chengming Wang   +6 more
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Colitis and Proctitis Caused by Pythium insidiosum in a Dog

Acta Scientiae Veterinariae
Background: Gastrointestinal pythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, is a severe and underdiagnosed disease in dogs, posing significant diagnostic and treatment challenges.
F. H. Silva, Bruno Vinícios Silva de Araújo, Raylanne L.P. Sousa, Jucélio da Silva Gameleira, Makson Diego de Paiva Fontes, Y. G. Soares, G. Galiza, J. F. Braga   +7 more
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Pythium insidiosum sp. nov., the etiologic agent of pythiosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1987
Pythium insidiosum sp. nov., the etiologic agent of pythiosis, a cosmopolitan disease of horses, cattle, and dogs, is described and illustrated.
A W, De Cock, L, Mendoza, A A, Padhye, L, Ajello, L, Kaufman   +4 more
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Enteritis por Pythium insidiosum en un canino: Primer reporte de caso en Bogotá, Colombia

Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
Se presenta el caso de enteritis por pythiosis (Pythium insidiosum) en un canino llevado a consulta al servicio de medicina interna de una clínica veterinaria de la ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia, El paciente, un perro macho castrado de 11 años, raza Golden ...
Julieth Paola Rojas Galvis, Ingryth Daniela Miranda Martínez, Angela Pilar Sanabria Reyes, Kelvin Roberto Pinto Acero   +3 more
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Pythium insidiosum Keratitis

Cornea, 2015
To report the molecular and microbiological diagnosis and clinical profile of 13 patients with Pythium insidiosum keratitis.Phase 1 of the study consisted of DNA sequencing of the ITS region of the rDNA of 162 stocked morphologically unidentified nonconsecutive fungal isolates from corneal scraping of patients with keratitis (2010-2012).
Savitri, Sharma, Praveen K, Balne, Swapna R, Motukupally, Sujata, Das, Prashant, Garg, Srikant K, Sahu, Kotakonda, Arunasri, Kodiganti, Manjulatha, Dilip K, Mishra, Sisinthy, Shivaji   +9 more
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The role of neutrophils against Pythium insidiosum

2023
Pythium insidiosum (P. insidiosum) is an oomycetes fungus-like microorganism causing pythiosis infection in humans. The zoospores (infective stage) of this pathogen contaminate aquatic environments such as moist soil and swampy area, which is a natural habitiat. Humans are infected with P.
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