Activity of base analogues (5-fluorouracil, 5-flucytosine) against planktonic cells and mature biofilm of Candida yeast. Effect of combination with folinic acid
ConclusionTherapy of 5-FU + folinate is well known in cancer treatment, in this study we reveal the beneficial effect of folinate on antifungal activity of 5-FC as well as the antifungal potential of 5-FU + folinate. (Source: Journal of Medical Mycology)
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - April 23, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Recurrent vulvo-vaginal candidiasis in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire): Aetiology and associated factors
Publication date: Available online 19 April 2019Source: Journal de Mycologie MédicaleAuthor(s): V. Djohan, K.E. Angora, A.H. Vanga-Bosson, A. Konaté, K.F. Kassi, P.C.M. Kiki-Barro, A.V. Bedia-Tanoh, S. Miezan, E.I.H. Menan, W. YavoAbstractRecurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) is a major health problem for sexually active women because of its severe effect on their quality of life. A thorough knowledge of their epidemiology leads to their efficient management. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 in women with leucorrhoea associated or not with other clinical signs. Recurrence was based on the occu...
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - April 20, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Susceptibility profile of Candida rugosa (Diutina rugosa) against antifungals and compounds of essential oils
Publication date: Available online 5 April 2019Source: Journal de Mycologie MédicaleAuthor(s): A. Ludwig, F.P.K. de Jesus, V. Dutra, S.L. Cândido, S.H. Alves, J.M. SanturioAbstractCandida rugosa (recently reclassified Diutina rugosa) is an emerging pathogen affecting humans and animals. Candida resistance to existing drugs is an important factor to be monitored, as well as the need of researching alternatives to conventional antifungals. Here, we evaluated the in vitro effects of some antifungals and major components of essential oils by the broth microdilution method (CLSI M27-A3) against fifteen C. rugosa strains from...
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - April 6, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Dermatophytic mycetoma of the scalp due to an atypical strain of Microsporum audouinii identified by MALDI-TOF MS and ITS sequencing
Publication date: Available online 5 April 2019Source: Journal de Mycologie MédicaleAuthor(s): K. Diongue, A. Boye, L. Bréchard, M.A. Diallo, H. Dione, N.W. Ndoye, M. Diallo, S. Ranque, D. NdiayeAbstractDermatophytic mycetoma of the scalp is a rarity, especially when not associated with tinea capitis. Here, we report a case of dermatophytic mycetoma of the scalp, that was not associated with tinea capitis, caused by an atypical Microsporum audouinii strain. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case, thirty-eight years after the first that was published in 1980. (Source: Journal of Medical Mycology)
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - April 6, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
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Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - March 28, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
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Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - March 28, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Molecular identification and biological characteristic analysis of an Apiotrichum mycotoxinivorans (formerly Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans) strain isolated from sputum specimens of a pediatric patient with pneumonia
In this study, we report the morphology, biochemistry, and molecular characteristics of an A. mycotoxinivorans strain isolated from a pediatric patient with congenital ventricular septal defect and pneumonia. A female patient, 26 months old, presented with congenital ventricular septal defect. Pulmonary infection symptoms were observed after the patient received cardiac repair surgery. Sputum bacterial and fungal cultures were positive for Elizabethkingia anophelis and a fungus, which was not readily identifiable using biochemical identification, or MALDI-TOF MS analysis. The strain was finally identified as A. mycotoxin...
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - March 19, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Virulence factors of Candida spp. obtained from blood cultures of patients with candidemia attended at tertiary hospitals in Northeast Brazil
ConclusionThese results suggest that Non-Candida albicans Candida species are also able to express virulence factors which play an important role in bloodstream infectious caused by these yeasts. (Source: Journal of Medical Mycology)
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - March 13, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Comparison of biofilm-producing ability of clinical isolates of Candida parapsilosis species complex
ConclusionIt was shown that, similar to C. parapsilosis sensu stricto, two cryptic identified species (C. orthopsilosis and Candida metapsilosis) obtained from different clinical samples, were biofilm producers, while C. parapsilosis sensu stricto exhibited the highest biofilm production. (Source: Journal of Medical Mycology)
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - March 13, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Antifungal efficiency of wild plants against human-opportunistic pathogens
ConclusionDue to these promising results, these extracts should be further investigated and tested on different strains of C. albicans and G. candidum towards validation of their efficacy as a natural drug. (Source: Journal of Medical Mycology)
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - March 6, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Extensive tinea capitis and corporis in a child caused by Trichophyton verrucosum
Publication date: Available online 22 February 2019Source: Journal de Mycologie MédicaleAuthor(s): Y. Jiang, P. Zhan, A.M.S. Al-Hatmi, G. Shi, Y. Wei, A.H.G.G. van den Ende, J.F. Meis, H. Lu, G.S. de HoogAbstractA 3-year-old boy presented with multiple lesions of tinea corporis with dermatophytids, and subsequent inflammatory lesions with alopecia on the scalp. At the beginning, topical clobetasone butyrate was prescribed. The infection was diagnosed as dermatophytosis on the basis of positive direct microscopy and fungal culture. The etiological agent was isolated from all sampled sites and identified as Trichophyton ve...
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - February 22, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Synergistic effects of tea polyphenol epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate and azole drugs against oral Candida isolates
ConclusionWe conclude that EGCG synergistically enhanced the antifungal potential of azole drugs. The synergistic potential of EGCG might be helpful in preventing the development of drug resistance, in lowering the drug dosage, and thus minimizing adverse effects. (Source: Journal of Medical Mycology)
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - February 21, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Successful control of exacerbation of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis due to Aspergillus terreus in a cystic fibrosis patient with short-term adjunctive therapy with voriconazole: A case report
Publication date: Available online 16 February 2019Source: Journal de Mycologie MédicaleAuthor(s): M. Hassanzad, V. Mortezaee, F. Bongomin, M. Poorabdollah, S. Sharifynia, M. Maleki, N. Hedayati, A.A. Velayati, M.T. HedayatiAbstractA 12-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis (CF) and a history of glucocorticoid-dependent allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) was referred to our hospital. The ABPA was diagnosed when he was 8 years old and he had been treated with several course of oral glucocorticoids for recurrent exacerbations. He was readmitted when aged 12 with a history of worsening shortness of breath and chest t...
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - February 18, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
The frequency of fungi isolated from the skin and hair of asymptomatic cats in rural area of Meshkin-shahr-Iran
ConclusionOur findings clearly highlighted the epidemiological role of asymptomatic cats in spreading dermatophytosis to humans and other animals. (Source: Journal of Medical Mycology)
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - February 12, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: research
