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J Fungi (Basel)
December 2024
School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, 69, North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Changes to antifungal therapy (AFT) in invasive aspergillosis (IA) may occur due to intolerance, side effects, drug interactions, or lack of response. We describe AFT change patterns in IA patients. This was a US claims data study.
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December 2024
Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
Due to the high morbidity and mortality rates of invasive aspergillosis (IA) and the importance of early IA detection for successful treatment and subsequent outcome, this study aimed to determine a time course of detectable antigen in a mouse model of IA and correlate it with tissue invasion by using two novel monoclonal antibodies, 1D2 and 4E4, that can be used to detect the -derived glycoproteins. Immunocompromised mice were randomly divided into five groups: uninfected control, and inoculation with conidia from , , and . Conidia (2 × 10 cells/mL) were administered intravenously via tail vein injection.
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November 2024
Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1801 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
In the last decade, pulmonary fungal infections such as invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) have increased in incidence due to the increased number of immunocompromised individuals. This increase is especially problematic when considering mortality rates associated with IPA are upwards of 70%. This high mortality rate is due to, in part, the length of time it takes to diagnose a patient with IPA.
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November 2024
Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.
is intrinsically resistant to the widely used antifungal fluconazole, and therapeutic failure can result from acquired resistance to voriconazole, the primary treatment for invasive aspergillosis. The molecular basis of substrate specificity and innate and acquired resistance of to azole drugs were addressed using crystal structures, molecular models, and expression in of the sterol 14α-demethylase isoforms AfCYP51A and AfCYP51B targeted by azole drugs, together with their cognate reductase AfCPRA2 and AfERG6 (sterol 24-C-methyltransferase). As predicted by molecular modelling, functional expression of CYP51A and B required eburicol and not lanosterol.
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December 2024
Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties G D'Alessandro, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Invasive aspergillosis is an extremely rare condition in healthy and immunocompetent individuals, and very few cases have been reported in previously healthy, pregnant, or postpartum women. We describe a case of invasive aspergillosis in a puerperal patient and present literature review results. We present a case of fulminant invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with cerebral, cardiac, and gastric involvement in a young woman, occurring a few days after an elective cesarean section.
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