Publications by authors named "Marilene Paixao"
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- The study highlights a shift in the causes of tinea capitis, particularly due to changing migration patterns, focusing on 19 cases linked to the rare fungus Microsporum audouinii in South America.
- All patients were male children, averaging 6.1 years old, with the majority residing in Rio de Janeiro.
- Treatment varied due to medication shortages, with griseofulvin and terbinafine prescribed, but terbinafine led to longer recovery times when switched for some patients, indicating ongoing changes in the region's fungal infections.
Invasive fusariosis (IF) usually presents with high fungal burden at diagnosis, and this may contribute to its high mortality rate. The use 1,3-beta-D-glucan (BDG) may help to establish the diagnosis at an earlier disease stage and to monitor treatment. To evaluate the performance of BDG in the diagnosis of IF and its kinetics in relation to the outcome, we retrospectively tested serum samples of 13 cases of IF, analysed the temporal relationship between the first positive BDG test and the date of the diagnosis of IF, and the kinetics of BDG in relation to patients' outcome.
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