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Caspofungin and Liposomal Amphotericin B Therapy of Experimental Murine Scedosporiosis [PDF]
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2005 ABSTRACT Immunosuppressed mice were infected intravenously with conidia of Scedosporium prolificans . Treatment was begun 1 day later with liposomal amphotericin B, caspofungin, or both drugs initiated concurrently.
Rosie, Bocanegra +4 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Scedosporium apiospermum is increasingly recognized as a cause of localized and disseminated mycotic infections in near-drowning victims. Case presentation We report the case of a 59-year-old Japanese woman who was a survivor of a tsunami in
Nakamura Yutaka +17 more
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Invasive Mold Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Scientifica, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 Invasive mold infections represent an increasing source of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients. Whereas there is a large literature regarding invasive molds infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplants, data in solid organ transplants are scarcer.
Yoann Crabol +2 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 Introduction. Keratinophilic fungi are an important group of fungi that live in soil. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify keratinophilic fungi from the soil of different parks in Shiraz. Materials and Methods. A total of 196 soil samples from 43 parks were collected. Isolation of the fungi was performed by hair bait technique.
Keyvan Pakshir +4 more
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Canine rhinitis caused by an uncommonly-diagnosed fungus, Scedosporium apiospermum
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018 A Golden Retriever cross was presented with a four week history of violent sneezing and licking at the nasal planum. Nasal mycosis was diagnosed and Aspergillus sp.
Christopher G. Smith +4 more
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A case of central nervous system infection with Scedosporium boydii
iLABMED, Volume 2, Issue 3, Page 221-225, September 2024.This research described a case of a man with brain abscesses infected with Scedosporium. boydii. It emphasized the importance of using multiple methods for early identification, including microscopy, culture combined with Matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF MS), internal transcribed spacer (ITS ...
Zhen Cai +4 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2021 Scedosporium/Lomentospora fungi are increasingly recognized pathogens. As these fungi are resistant to many antifungal agents, early diagnosis is essential for initiating targeted drug therapy.
Sharon C.-A. Chen +4 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 19, Issue 4, Page 297-305, 2008., 2008 Posaconazole is the newest antifungal agent to be approved for use in Canada. With excellent in vitro activity against a broad spectrum of yeasts and filamentous fungi, as well as having a well‐tolerated oral formulation, posaconazole offers many potential advantages.
Andrea V Page, W Conrad Liles
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Two cases of severe pneumonia after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2012 In 2011, during the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, 90% of victims died from drowning. We report on two tsunami survivors with severe pneumonia potentially caused by Legionella pneumophila. Both victims aspirated a large quantity of contaminated
Shigeatu Endo +3 more
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Use of triazole antifungal drugs in setting up an animal model of cerebral scedosporiosis [PDF]
, 2013 Scedosporium apiospermum is a soil fungus which may cause severe and often fatal cerebral mycosis in immunocompetent patients in the case of near drowning and in immunosuppressed patients such as lung transplant recipients.
B. Diquet +4 more
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