How Effective Are Devices in the Management of Onychomycosis?: A Systematic Review.

Onychomycosis is the most common nail disorder, with a global prevalence of approximately 5.5%. It is difficult to cure on both short-term and long-term bases.

The March Against Onychomycosis: A Systematic Review of the Sanitization Methods for Shoes, Socks, and Textiles.

Drug-based treatment of superficial fungal infections, such as onychomycosis, is not the only defense. Sanitization of footwear such as shoes, socks/stockings, and other textiles is integral to the prevention of recurrence and reduction of spread for superficial fungal mycoses. The goal of this review was to examine the available methods of sanitization for footwear and textiles against superficial fungal infections.

Tinea capitis: An update.

Tinea capitis is an important superficial infection and affects children globally. A literature review was conducted to identify recent findings and the current understanding of this fungal infection. Here, we highlight updates on important aspects of tinea capitis including advances in dermatophyte detection and diagnosis and comparing these new methods to more traditional techniques.

Purification and Proteomics Analysis of Phloem Tissues from Virus-Infected Plants.

The plant phloem vasculature is crucial for plant growth and development, and is essential for the systemic movement (SM) of plant viruses. Recent transcriptomic studies of the phloem during virus infection have shown the importance of this tissue, yet transcript levels do not provide definitive answers how virus-host interactions favour successful viral SM. Proteomic analyses have been used to identify host-virus protein interactions, uncovering a variety of ways by which viruses utilize host cellular machinery for completion of the viral infection cycle.

Molecular Identification of Prune Dwarf Virus (PDV) Infecting Sweet Cherry in Canada and Development of a PDV Full-Length Infectious cDNA Clone.

(PDV) is a member of ilarviruses that infects stone fruit species such as cherry, plum and peach, and ornamentally grown trees worldwide. The virus lacks an RNA silencing suppressor. Infection by PDV either alone, or its mixed infection with other viruses causes deteriorated fruit marketability and reduced fruit yields.