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Anti-Sporothrix brasiliensis activity of different pyrazinoic acid prodrugs: a repurposing evaluation

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019
From drug repurposing studies, this work aimed to evaluate the activity of different pyrazinoic acid (POA) derivatives against Sporothrix brasiliensis.
Stefanie Bressan Waller, Ceres Nakasu, Anna Luiza Silva, Renata Osório de Faria, João Paulo dos Santos Fernandes, Marlete Brum Cleff   +5 more
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Non-Zoonotic Transmission of Sporotrichosis: A Translational Study of Forty-Three Cases in a Zoonotic Hyperendemic Area

Journal of Fungi
Over the past two decades, zoonotic sporotrichosis transmitted by naturally infected cats has become hyperendemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sporothrix brasiliensis is the main agent involved.
Juliana Nahal, Rowena Alves Coelho, Fernando Almeida-Silva, Andréa Reis Bernardes-Engemann, Anna Carolina Procópio-Azevedo, Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello, Rayanne Gonçalves Loureiro, Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas, Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle, Priscila Marques de Macedo, Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira, Margarete Bernardo Tavares da Silva, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Maria Clara Gutierrez-Galhardo, Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho   +15 more
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Influences of the Culturing Media in the Virulence and Cell Wall of Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa are etiological agents of sporotrichosis, a human subcutaneous mycosis. Although the protocols to evaluate Sporothrix virulence in animal models are well described, the cell ...
Nancy E. Lozoya-Pérez, Diana M. Clavijo-Giraldo, Iván Martínez-Duncker, Laura C. García-Carnero, Luz A. López-Ramírez, Gustavo A. Niño-Vega, Héctor M. Mora-Montes   +6 more
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Fatal pulmonary sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Northeast Brazil.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
BACKGROUND:A relevant case of pulmonary sporotrichosis due to Sporothrix brasiliensis is reported in a 50-year-old immunocompetent woman who had no history of skin trauma, but was in close contact with several stray cats at her nap time.
Manoella do Monte Alves, Eveline Pipolo Milan, Walicyranison Plinio da Silva-Rocha, Alexandre Soares de Sena da Costa, Bruno Araújo Maciel, Pedro Henrique Cavalcante Vale, Paulo Roberto de Albuquerque, Soraia Lopes Lima, Analy Salles de Azevedo Melo, Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Guilherme Maranhão Chaves   +10 more
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Molecular Diagnosis of Pathogenic Sporothrix Species. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND:Sporotrichosis is a chronic (sub)cutaneous infection caused by thermodimorphic fungi in the order, Ophiostomatales. These fungi are characterized by major differences in routes of transmission, host predilections, species virulence, and ...
Anderson Messias Rodrigues, G Sybren de Hoog, Zoilo Pires de Camargo   +2 more
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Cutaneous disseminated sporotrichosis in immunocompetent patient: Case report and literature review

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2022
Sporotrichosis is a global occurring implantation (subcutaneous) mycosis, caused by Sporothrix species, usually affecting the skin and the lymphatic vessels, from where it can disseminate.
Flávio Queiroz-Telles, Regielly Caroline Cognialli, Gabriel Lucca Salvador, Gabriela Araujo Moreira, Patricia Fernanda Herkert, Ferry Hagen   +5 more
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Milteforan, a promising veterinary commercial product against feline sporotrichosis

Microbiology Spectrum
Sporotrichosis, the cutaneous mycosis most commonly reported in Latin America, is caused by the Sporothrix clinical clade species, including Sporothrix brasiliensis and Sporothrix schenckii sensu stricto.
Laura C. García Carnero, Camila Figueiredo Pinzan, Camila Diehl, Patricia Alves de Castro, Lais Pontes, Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Thaila F. dos Reis, Gustavo H. Goldman   +7 more
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Feline sporotrichosis: associations between clinical-epidemiological profiles and phenotypic-genotypic characteristics of the etiological agents in the Rio de Janeiro epizootic area

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
BACKGROUND Sporotrichosis is caused by species of the genus Sporothrix. From 1998 to 2015, 4,703 cats were diagnosed at the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jéssica Sepulveda Boechat, Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião, Ana Caroline de Sá Machado, Raquel de Vasconcelos Carvalhaes Oliveira, Anna Barreto Fernandes Figueiredo, Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello, Karoline Benevides de Lima Silva, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Tânia Maria Pacheco Schubach, Sandro Antonio Pereira   +11 more
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Current Progress on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sporotrichosis and Their Future Trends

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Sporotrichosis, a human and animal disease caused by Sporothrix species, is the most important implantation mycosis worldwide. Sporothrix taxonomy has improved in recent years, allowing important advances in diagnosis, epidemiology, and treatment ...
Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Sarah Santos Gonçalves, Jamile Ambrósio de Carvalho, Luana P. Borba-Santos, Sonia Rozental, Zoilo Pires de Camargo   +5 more
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Genetic diversity and molecular evolution of 3-carboxymuconate cyclase (Gp60–70), the major antigen in pathogenic Sporothrix species

Mycology
Sporotrichosis, a neglected tropical disease caused by Sporothrix species, is a growing concern, particularly due to the emergence of highly virulent, cat-transmitted S. brasiliensis.
Jamile Ambrósio de Carvalho, Thiago Costa Machado, Alexandre Augusto Sasaki, Fabian Glaser, Primavera Alvarado, Alexandro Bonifaz, Sarah Santos Gonçalves, Isabella Dib Gremião, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Olga Fischman Gompertz, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Anderson Messias Rodrigues   +11 more
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