Necrotising Soft Tissue Infections: A Single Center's Case Series. [PDF]
Int Wound JABSTRACT Necrotising soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a progressive disease with a time‐dependent prognosis; if not promptly treated, it can lead to significant morbidity as well as mortality. Early and aggressive surgical treatment is mandatory for appropriate management. This study reports the diagnostic and therapeutic pathway, surgical treatment and
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Influence of Extended Itraconazole Antifungal Prophylaxis on the Development of Fungal Infections After Lung Transplant. [PDF]
J TransplantBackground Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are associated with a high mortality in lung transplant recipients, with no consensus on optimal antifungal prophylaxis. We aimed to assess the efficacy of long‐term itraconazole compared to short‐term inhaled amphotericin to prevent IFIs post‐transplant.
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Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2021 Objective: Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a rare developmental lung disease. The aim of this study is to analyze the histomorphological spectrum of CPAM in a series of 15 cases. Materials and Methods: A retrospective descriptive study
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Host Defenses Against Zygomycetes [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012 Mucormycosis is a devastating disease and can occur in patients with a variety of risk factors, the most important of which are immunosuppression, anatomic barrier breakdown, iron overload, and hyperglycemia/acidosis. Similarly to what occurs with Aspergillus, the host stimulates an innate immune response against the challenging sporangiospores and ...
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Mucormycosis: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge: A Case Report
Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by omnipresent saprophytic fungi of the order Mucorales which occurs in humans and is life threatening. We present a patient in whom a prompt diagnosis followed by aggressive and appropriate treatment in a ...
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Epizootiology of the Fungal Pathogen, \u3ci\u3eZoophthora Phytonomi\u3c/i\u3e (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) in Field Populations of Alfalfa Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Larvae in Illinois [PDF]
, 2017 The influence of the fungal pathogen, Zoophthora phytonomi, on larvae of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica, was studied in three alfalfa fields in Illinois. Disease epizootics occurred in all three fields and disease onset was ob- served within a fairly
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A Laboratory Infection of Alfalfa Weevil, \u3ci\u3eHypera Postica\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Larvae With the Fungal Pathogen \u3ci\u3eZoophthora Phytonomi\u3c/i\u3e (Zygomycetes: Entomophthoraceae) [PDF]
, 2017 Larvae of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica, were infected by an in vitro colony of Zoophthora phytonomi. Two spore types (infective conidia, and resting spores) were produced from infection trials.
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Key Parameter Comparisons of Fungal Induced Mortality in Alfalfa Weevil Larvae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Key parameters of alfalfa weevil larval mortality by Entornophthora phytonorni were compared weekly in three alfalfa fields.
Armbrust, Edward J, Barney, Robert J
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European Journal of Entomology, 2007 The performance of the aphid-specific fungal pathogen Pandora neoaphidis was studied in relation to changes in herbivore resources for the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, on different host plant species.
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Gastric Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient Masquerading as Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchThe present case describes a 42-year-old previously healthy male who presented with two weeks of dull epigastric pain, nausea, and melena. On examination, he was pale but haemodynamically stable. Laboratory evaluation revealed iron deficiency anaemia,
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