Fungal rhinosinusitis is on the rise worldwide and it is endemic especially in North India. The main purpose of this study was to determine the antifungal resistance profile of fungal isolates from the cases of fungal rhinosinusitis.  Antifungal susceptibility testing of isolated fungi to fluconazole, amphotericin B, itraconazole, and voriconazole was determined by standard CLSI broth microdilution method.  Sixty-eight fungal isolates of . (  = 49), (  = 9), . (  = 4), . (  = 2), . (  = 2), . (  = 1), and . (  = 1) were obtained from 60 different clinical samples as exudate from nasal mucosa (  = 28), allergic mucin (  = 8), nasal lavage (  = 2), tissue biopsy from nasal polyps (  = 14), and intraoperative nasal mucosa (  = 8). Of the 68 isolates, 75% were resistant to fluconazole, 13.23% were resistant to itraconazole, 2.94% to amphotericin B, and none were resistant to voriconazole. (5%) was the only fungi found resistant to amphotericin B, while against itraconazole, flavus (7.5%) and (100%) were found resistant. All the isolates of , , , and spp. were resistant to fluconazole.  Although amphotericin B stills remains to be the most effective drug, more prospective studies are needed for the requirement of knowledge of the sensitivity pattern for optimal treatment and reduction in morbidity in the long run.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10539057PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1764484DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

fungal isolates
12
antifungal resistance
8
resistance profile
8
profile fungal
8
fungal rhinosinusitis
8
amphotericin itraconazole
8
nasal mucosa
8
resistant fluconazole
8
resistant
6
fungal
5

Similar Publications

Background: Globally, over one-third of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease diagnoses are made based on clinical criteria after a negative bacteriological test result. There is limited information on the factors that determine clinicians' decisions to initiate TB treatment when initial bacteriological test results are negative.

Methods And Findings: We performed a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis using studies conducted between January 2010 and December 2022 (PROSPERO: CRD42022287613).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Microbiota-derived proteins synergize with IL-23 to drive IL22 production in model type 3 innate lymphoid cells.

PLoS One

January 2025

Center for Inflammation, Immunity, & Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

Microbiota-induced production of IL-22 by type 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) plays an important role in maintaining intestinal health. Such IL-22 production is driven, in part, by IL-23 produced by gut myeloid cells that have sensed select microbial-derived mediators. The extent to which ILC3 can directly respond to microbial metabolites via IL-22 production is less clear, in part due to the difficulty of isolating and maintaining sufficient numbers of viable ILC3 ex vivo.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: We aimed to determine the household distribution and viability of Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) from the eyes, face, and hands during the initial two visits of a year-long fortnightly cohort study in geographically defined adjacent households.

Methods/findings: We enrolled 298 individuals from 68 neighbouring households in Shashemene Woreda, Oromia, Ethiopia. All individuals above 2 years of age residing in these households were examined for signs of trachoma.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Two novel yeast strains, NYNU 236247 and NYNU 23523, were isolated from the leaves of Hance, collected in the Tianchi Mountain National Forest Park, Henan Province, central China. Phylogenetic analysis of the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region revealed the closest relatives of the strains are three described species: , and . The novel species differed from the type strains of these three species by 12 to 22 nucleotide substitutions and 1 gap (~2.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Small, obligately anaerobic strains 13CB8C, 13CB11C, 13CB18C and 13GAM1G were isolated from a faecal sample in a patient with Parkinson's disease with a history of duodenal resection. After conducting a comprehensive polyphasic taxonomic analysis including genomic analysis, we propose the establishment of one new genus and four new species. The novel bacteria are sp.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!