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White piedra: molecular identification of Trichosporon inkin in members of the same family

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012
INTRODUCTION: White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon and characterized by nodules on hair shaft. METHODS: The authors report a family referred to as pediculosis.
Virgínia Bodelão Richini-Pereira, Rosângela Maria Pires de Camargo, Eduardo Bagagli, Silvio Alencar Marques   +3 more
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Antifungal susceptibility profile of Trichosporon inkin: About three cases of White Piedra

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2023
Trichosporon spp. usually cause systemic or superficial infections. Three cases of White Piedra produced by Trichosporon inkin are described. The in vitro antifungal activity to fluconazole, amphotericin B, ketoconazole and caspofungin against the three ...
Carolina Zapata-Zapata, Ana María Giraldo-Galeano, Cris Rojo-Uribe, Laura Campo-Polanco, Juan Carlos Gómez-Velásquez, Ana Cecilia Mesa-Arango   +5 more
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Identification, genotyping, and pathogenicity of Trichosporon spp. Isolated from Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

BMC Microbiology, 2019
Background Trichosporon is the dominant genus of epidermal fungi in giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and causes local and deep infections. To provide the information needed for the diagnosis and treatment of trichosporosis in giant pandas, the ...
Xiaoping Ma, Yaozhang Jiang, Chengdong Wang, Yu Gu, Sanjie Cao, Xiaobo Huang, Yiping Wen, Qin Zhao, Rui Wu, Xintian Wen, Qigui Yan, Xinfeng Han, Zhicai Zuo, Junliang Deng, Zhihua Ren, Shumin Yu, Liuhong Shen, Zhijun Zhong, Guangneng Peng, Haifeng Liu, Ziyao Zhou   +20 more
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Morphological and biochemical characterization of the aetiological agents of white piedra

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008
The Trichosporon genus is constituted by many species, of which Trichosporon ovoides and Trichosporon inkin are the causative agents of white piedra. They can cause nodules in genital hair or on the scalp.
Alba Regina Magalhães, Silvia Susana Bona de Mondino, Manuela da Silva, Marilia Martins Nishikawa   +3 more
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Onychomycosis by Trichosporon Inkin: A Rare Clinical Entity [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Trichosporon species are basidiomycetous yeasts that are widely distributed in the nature and regularly found on normal skin. The cylinder-shaped arthroconidia forming yeast has undergone a major taxonomic reclassification with Trichosporon inkin ...
Charu Jain, Ravinder Kaur, Deepti Rawat, Suraiya K Ansari   +3 more
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Trichosporon infection in chronic kidney disease patients from a tertiary care hospital – a case series or an outbreak? An unanswered question but a well-managed problem

GMS Infectious Diseases
While the majority of spp. isolated in clinical laboratories are typically associated with episodes of colonization or superficial infections, this fungal species has gained recognition as an opportunistic pathogen, leading to invasive infections ...
Hassan, Heera, Nair L, Alina, N S, Varsha, R, Jyothi, Reghukumar, Aravind, M C, Sathyabhama, R G, Ragi, Kishor, Neethu, M G, Mithu, Ali, Syed, Gopal, Kiran, S, Manjusree, Koramboor, Swathi V, U, Anuja   +13 more
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Infecção disseminada por Trichosporon spp em recém-nascido prematuro: relato de um caso Disseminated Trichosporon spp infection in preterm newborns: a case report

Jornal de Pediatria, 2009
OBJETIVO: Apresentar o primeiro caso de infecção disseminada por Trichosporon spp em um recém-nascido no Brasil, discutindo alguns aspectos de manejo e tratamento.
Denise N. Pereira, Silvana S. Nader, Paulo Nader, Patrícia G. Martins, Silvana P. Furlan, Cláudia R. Hentges   +5 more
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Screening of fluconazole resistance-related genes in Trichosporon asahii with induced fluconazole resistance in vitro

Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2020
Objective To screen the genes associated with fluconazole resistance in Trichosporon asahii to facilitate mechanistic studies of fluconazole resistance and the development of new antifungal agents. Methods Three clinical isolates of fluconazole-sensitive
XIA Zhikuan1, XIA Zhikuan1, GUO Jing, ZHANG Dequan, LU Yong, AO Junhong, YANG Rongya   +6 more
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Risk Factors,Diagnosis and Outcome of Proven and Probable Invasive Trichosporonosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-sectional Analytical Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Trichosporon species are basidiomycetous yeast like fungus that is ubiquitous in the environment. They form part of the normal flora in humans. In recent years, they have been causing invasive infections, especially in the immunocompromised
Sharanya Pillai, Thayanidhi Premamalini, P Sathyamurthy, Anupama Jyoti Kindo   +3 more
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Trichosporon asahii Infective Endocarditis of Prosthetic Valve: A Case Report and Literature Review

Antibiotics, 2023
Trichosporon spp. endocarditis is a severe and hard-to-treat infection. Immunosuppressed subjects and carriers of prosthetic valves or intracardiac devices are at risk.
Alice Mulè, Francesco Rossini, Alessio Sollima, Angelica Lenzi, Benedetta Fumarola, Silvia Amadasi, Erika Chiari, Silvia Lorenzotti, Barbara Saccani, Evelyn Van Hauwermeiren, Paola Lanza, Alberto Matteelli, Francesco Castelli, Liana Signorini   +13 more
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