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The first autochthonous human case of sporotrichosis by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Paraguay [PDF]

Journal of Medical Mycology
Sporotrichosis by Sporothrix brasiliensis is increasingly reported in South America. Here, we present the first autochthonous human case in Paraguay, transmitted by a local infected cat. After 63 days of clinical signs onset, the patient was correctly diagnosed and antifungal treatment started, highlighting the need to increase awareness for this ...
Mirtha Gabriela Santacruz Silvero, Carolina Melchior do Prado, Bram Spruijtenburg, Federico Augusto Lacarrubba Codas, Maria Leticia Ojeda, Bruna Jacomel Favoreto de Souza Lima, Nancy Segovia Coronel, José Pereira Brunelli, Vânia Aparecida Vicente, Theun de Groot, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, Eelco F.J. Meijer   +11 more
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Photodynamic inactivation strategies for maximizing antifungal effect against Sporothrix spp. and Candida albicans in an in vitro investigation.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundSporotrichosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix spp., leading to skin lesions that can, in some cases, progress and result in the death of infected individuals.
Amanda Regina Rocha, Natalia Mayumi Inada, Ana Paula da Silva, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Hilde Harb Buzzá   +4 more
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Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Sporotrichosis Directly from Biological Samples from a Reference Center in Brazil

Journal of Fungi
The gold standard diagnosis of sporotrichosis is the isolation of Sporothrix sp. in culture media, but this is a time-consuming test that is susceptible to contamination and can be affected by the fungal load.
Amanda Gabriela da Silva, Arthur Felipe Cavalcanti de Matos, Bruna Rodrigues de Sousa, Claudia Elise Ferraz, Raul Leal Faria Luiz, Rejane Pereira Neves, Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima-Neto, Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira   +7 more
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Rhamnose-containing glycans and lipids differentially contribute to the Sporothrix-host interaction

Frontiers in Microbiology
BackgroundRhamnose is a distinctive component of the cell wall of pathogenic Sporothrix species and plays important roles in host–pathogen interactions, including immune recognition, phagocytosis, and virulence.
Iván Martínez-Duncker, Joaquín O. Chávez-Santiago, Roberta Salinas-Marín, Manuela Gómez-Gaviria, Andréa Regina de Souza Baptista, Héctor M. Mora-Montes   +5 more
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Sporothrix brasiliensis and cats: understanding the disease and the promising potential of veterinary antifungal vaccination for a healthier future of both humans and animals

Animal Diseases
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection caused by species of the Sporothrix genus that affects both humans and animals. Sporothrix brasiliensis is a dimorphic fungus that exists in a mycelial and conidial phase in nature and is a yeast in its ...
Marie Gabriele Santiago, Debora Maria Abrantes Costa, Raquel Virgínia Rocha Vilela, Alberto Leonel Mendoza, Gisele Assis Castro Goulart   +4 more
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Rising Incidence of Sporothrix brasiliensis Infections, Curitiba, Brazil, 2011-2022. [PDF]

Emerg Infect Dis, 2023
Cognialli RCR, Cáceres DH, Bastos FAGD, Cavassin FB, Lustosa BPR, Vicente VA, Breda GL, Santos-Weiss I, Queiroz-Telles F.   +8 more
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Osteoarticular Sporotrichosis of the Knee Caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis: Two Similar Cases with Different Outcomes. [PDF]

J Fungi (Basel), 2023
de Sousa BIC, Ferreira LCF, de Lima MMR, Netto JDSB, Astacio GS, Bernardes-Engemann AR, de Macedo PM, Gutierrez-Galhardo MC, Freitas DFS.   +8 more
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Case Report: Osteomyelitis Due to Sporothrix brasiliensis in Two Immunocompetent Patients Requiring Surgical Amputation. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2023
Siqueira AM, D'Angioli WM, Lapera B, Souza IGC, Löwenthal N, Rossit J, Salles SAN, Machado RLD, Rocha EMDSD, Baptista ARS.   +9 more
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Antibiofilm activity of terbinafine, itraconazole and their combination against Sporothrix brasiliensis yeast-like form's biofilms. [PDF]

Braz J Microbiol
Sprenger AB, Svidzinski TIE, Geraldo MR, Silva AB, Sant Ana LAM, Cognialli RCR, Razzolini E, Santos GD, Vicente VA, Queiroz-Telles F.   +9 more
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Severe Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis: Antifungal Susceptibility and Clinical Outcomes [PDF]

J Fungi (Basel), 2022
Fichman V, Almeida-Silva F, Francis Saraiva Freitas D, Zancopé-Oliveira RM, Gutierrez-Galhardo MC, Almeida-Paes R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source