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Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
January 2025
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Programa de pós-graduação em Medicina Interna e Ciências da Saúde, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Cryptococcal disease is the third most common invasive fungal infection in solid organ transplant recipients and is associated with high-morbidity and -mortality rates. Donor-derived Cryptococcus spp. infection typically manifests within the first month post-procedure and has historically been caused by C.
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January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Purpose: This study aimed to report the use, efficacy, and safety of intracameral voriconazole as an adjuvant treatment for deep fungal keratitis.
Methods: This was a prospective case series of seven eyes with fungal keratitis with anterior chamber involvement or a corneal ulcer refractory to conventional topical treatment. In addition to topical treatment with 0.
Arch Argent Pediatr
January 2025
Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital de Niños Sor María Ludovica, La Plata, Argentina.
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection with high mortality, especially in immunocompromised patients. This article emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and aggressive treatment. We describe the case of a child with leukemia treated with corticosteroids, vincristine, and daunorubicin, who developed rhino-orbital mucormycosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCandida auris is an emerging, multidrug-resistant fungus that poses a threat in health care settings because of its persistence on surfaces and ability to cause severe infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients. First identified in Japan in 2009, C auris has since spread globally, leading to numerous outbreaks. Its unique virulence factors, such as biofilm formation and immune evasion, contribute to its resilience and resistance to eradication.
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January 2025
Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın.
Fusarium türleri, insanlarda keratit ve onikomikoz başta olmak üzere invaziv veya invaziv olmayan çeşitli enfeksiyonlarda etken olan küf mantarlarıdır. Taksonomide Fusarium cinsi, tür kompleks [species complex (SC)]'lere ayrılmış, SC'ler de türlere ayrılmıştır. SC/tür düzeyinde identifikasyonun, morfolojik özelliklere göre yapılmasının güçlüğü nedeniyle moleküler yöntemlerin kullanımı önerilmektedir.
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