Functional characterization of macrophages and change of Th1/Th2 balance in patients with pythiosis after Pythium insidiosum antigen immunotherapy. [PDF]
Sci RepThere has been limited research into the role of the Pythium insidiosum antigen (PIA) in modulating immune response in patients with pythiosis. This study investigated the balance of T helper type 2 (Th2) and T helper type 1 (Th1) responses after ...
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Predicting Prognosis Based on Regional Prevalence, Ulcer Morphology and Treatment Strategy in Vision-Threatening Pythium insidiosum Keratitis. [PDF]
Clin Ophthalmol, 2023 Pythium insidiosum is an oomycete belonging to the phylum Straminipila and family Pythiaceae. It causes rapidly progressive vision-threatening keratitis.
Gurnani B, Kaur K.
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Commentary: Current concepts, recent updates, and future treatment options for <i>Pythium insidiosum</i> keratitis. [PDF]
Indian J Ophthalmol, 2023 Pythium insidiosum is an oomycete classified under phylum Straminipila, class Oomycetes, order Pythiales, and family Pythiaceae. Pythium closely mimics mycotic keratitis and results in rapidly progressive vision‐threatening keratitis.[1] The past decade ...
Gurnani B, Kaur K, Kumar T.
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Outcomes of keratoplasty in a cohort of Pythium insidiosum keratitis cases at a tertiary eye care center in India. [PDF]
Indian J OphthalmolPurpose: To assess outcomes of keratoplasty performed in patients diagnosed with keratitis caused by Pythium insidiosum (PI). Design: Retrospective review.
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Ciência Rural, 2008 Pythium insidiosum é um oomiceto aquático, responsável pela etiologia da pitiose, uma enfermidade crônica, observada freqüentemente em eqüinos. A produção de zoósporos móveis por este microrganismo se constitui no fator determinante da ocorrência da ...
Daniela Isabel Brayer Pereira +5 more
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Molecular Detection of <i>Pythium insidiosum</i> in Cutaneous Lesions of Horses from Northeastern Brazil. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Simple Summary Pythiosis is a serious but often overlooked disease that affects horses living in flooded or swampy areas. It is caused by a microorganism found in water, which infects the skin and produces large, painful wounds that are difficult to heal
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Granulomatous ventriculitis caused by Pythium insidiosum in a rosella (Platycercus eximius) [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Pythiosis is an infectious disease caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum and can affect various systems/tissues, including cutaneous, digestive and respiratory tracts.
Aline R. Baron +7 more
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Breaking-Down Barriers: Proposal of Using Cellulose Biosynthesis Inhibitors and Cellulase Enzyme as a Novel Treatment Modality for Vision Threatening Pythium Insidiosum Keratitis. [PDF]
Clin OphthalmolPythium insidiosum, an Oomycete, causes severe keratitis that endangers vision. Its clinical, morphological, and microbiological characteristics are often indistinguishable from those of fungal keratitis, earning it the moniker “parafungus”.
Gurnani B, Natarajan R, Mohan M, Kaur K.
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A nursing report on a corneal contact lens wearer receiving keratoplasty due to corneal ulcer and perforation caused by Pythium insidiosum infection: A case report. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore)Background: To report the nursing experience of a case of corneal contact lens wearer receiving the 2nd keratoplasty due to corneal ulcer and perforation caused by Pythium insidiosum infection.
Lu SH, Qiao DN, Dong PF.
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021 Background The nasopharyngeal bacterial and fungal microbiota of normal horses and those with nasopharyngeal cicatrix syndrome (NCS) are unknown. Hypotheses/Objectives To describe the microbiota from nasopharyngeal washes of healthy horses and of horses ...
Natalia Rodríguez +5 more
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