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Sporothrix brasiliensis Causing Atypical Sporotrichosis in Brazil: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

J Fungi (Basel)
Zoonotic sporotrichosis, a subcutaneous mycosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis, has become hyperendemic and a serious public health issue in Brazil and an emerging disease throughout the world. Typical sporotrichosis is defined as fixed or lymphocutaneous lesion development, however, reports of atypical presentations have been described in ...
Poester VR, Xavier MO, Munhoz LS, Basso RP, Zancopé-Oliveira RM, Freitas DFS, Pasqualotto AC.   +6 more
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The efficacy of humanized antibody against the Sporothrix antigen, gp70, in promoting phagocytosis and reducing disease burden [PDF]

, 2017
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis distributed worldwide and is frequently reported in countries with tropical climates, as Latin America countries.
Almeida, José Roberto Fogaça de, Almeida, Sandro Rogério de, Brígido, Marcelo de Macedo, Kaihami, Gilberto Hideo, Maranhão, Andrea Queiroz, Santiago, Karla L.   +5 more
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Palate ulcer, uvular destruction and nasal septal perforation caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in an HIV-infected patient

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019
Sporotrichosis is a human and animal disease caused by dimorphic pathogenic species of the genus Sporothrix. We report a dramatic presentation of Sporothrix brasiliensis infection, with destruction of the nasal septum, soft palate, and uvula of an HIV ...
Walter A. Eyer-Silva, Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de Azevedo, Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva, Rodrigo Panno Basílio-de-Oliveira, Luciana Ferreira de Araujo, Isabela Vieira do Lago, Franciele Cristina Ferreira Pereira, Miriã Boaretto Teixeira Fernandes, Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho, Vanessa Brito de Souza Rabello, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Rodrigo de Almeida-Paes, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry, Rogério Neves-Motta   +13 more
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Sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Sporothrix brasiliensis is associated with atypical clinical presentations.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundThere have been several recent changes in the taxonomy of Sporothrix schenckii as well as new observations regarding the clinical aspects of sporotrichosis.
Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Manoel Marques Evangelista de Oliveira, Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas, Antônio Carlos Francesconi do Valle, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Maria Clara Gutierrez-Galhardo   +5 more
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Molecular identification of Sporothrix species involved in the first familial outbreak of sporotrichosis in the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
Sporotrichosis is a widespread subcutaneous mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungi now known as the Sporothrix schenckii complex. This complex is comprised of at least six species, including Sporothrix albicans, Sporothrix brasiliensis, Sporothrix globosa,
Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira, Simone Bravim Maifrede, Mariceli Araujo Ribeiro, Rosely Maria Zancope-Oliveira   +3 more
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Disseminated sporotrichosis caused by <i>Sporothrix brasiliensis</i> with testicular involvement. [PDF]

Med Mycol Case Rep
Sporotrichosis is a growing public health concern especially due Sporothrix brasiliensis. We report a case of disseminated sporotrichosis involving the meninges, lungs, and testicles in a 35-year-old homeless man from Curitiba, Brazil. Fungal culture, histopathology, and molecular identification confirmed S. brasiliensis infection.
Cognialli RCR, Taborda MH, Carneiro BH, do Prado CM, Wolski MM, Breda GL, Spruijtenburg B, Vicente VA, Meijer EFJ, de Queiroz-Telles F.   +9 more
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Development and optimization of a new MALDI-TOF protocol for identification of the Sporothrix species complex [PDF]

, 2015
Accurate species identification of the Sporothrix schenckii complex is essential, since identification based only on phenotypic characteristics is often inconclusive due to phenotypic variability within the species.
Almeida-Paes, Rodrigo, Lima, Nelson, Oliveira, M. M. E., Pais, Célia, Romeo, Orazio, Sampaio, Paula, Santos, C., Zancope-Oliveira, R. M.   +7 more
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Ploidy Determination in the Pathogenic Fungus Sporothrix spp.

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
The pathogenic clade of the Sporothrix genus comprises the etiological agents of sporotrichosis, a worldwide emergent disease. Despite the growing understanding of their successful pathogen traits, there is little information on genome sizes and ploidy ...
Beatriz H. Ferreira, Beatriz H. Ferreira, Jorge H. Ramírez-Prado, Gabriela W. P. Neves, Egídio Torrado, Egídio Torrado, Paula Sampaio, Maria Sueli S. Felipe, Maria Sueli S. Felipe, Ana Tereza Vasconcelos, Gustavo H. Goldman, Agostinho Carvalho, Agostinho Carvalho, Cristina Cunha, Cristina Cunha, Leila M. Lopes-Bezerra, Leila M. Lopes-Bezerra, Fernando Rodrigues, Fernando Rodrigues   +18 more
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Semi-nested PCR para a detecção molecular de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis em amostras de tecido [PDF]

, 2010
INTRODUCTION: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. METHODS: In this study, a semi-nested PCR for paracoccidioidomycosis diagnosis was developed. The primers ITS1 and ITS4 were used in the first reaction,
Dionízio Filho, Pedro Sebastião Raimundo, Felipe, Maria Sueli Soares, Koishi, Andrea Cristine, Sasaki, Alexandre Augusto, Venancio, Emerson José, Vituri, Débora Fonseca   +5 more
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Fungi isolated from Miscanthus and sugarcane: biomass conversion, fungal enzymes, and hydrolysis of plant cell wall polymers. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundBiofuel use is one of many means of addressing global change caused by anthropogenic release of fossil fuel carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere.
Bauer, Stefan, Bruns, Thomas D, Glassman, Sydney I, Ibáñez, Ana B, Shrestha, Prachand, Szaro, Timothy M, Taylor, John W   +6 more
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