Zygomycosis
Mostrando 1-12 de 33 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Seven years of experience with zygomycosis in Iran: a seasonal disease
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Publicado em: 2011-10
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2. Meningoencephalitis caused by a zygomycete fungus (Basidiobolus) associated with septic shock in an immunocompetent patient: 1-year follow-up after treatment
Zygomycosis is an infection caused by opportunistic fungi of the Zygomycetes class, specifically those from the Mucorales and Entomophthorales orders. It is an uncommon disease, mainly restricted to immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 73-year-old male patient with a history of fever (39°C) lasting for 1 day, accompanied by shivering, trembling
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2010-08
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3. Capítulo 7 - Zigomicose / Chapter 7 - Zygomycosis
A zigomicose (mucormicose) é uma infecção rara, mas altamente invasiva, causada por fungos da ordem Mucorales (gêneros Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Absidia, Apophysomyces, Saksenaea, Cunninghamella, Cokeromyces e Syncephalastrum). Esse tipo de infecção é usualmente associado a doenças hematológicas, cetoacidose diabética e transplante de órgãos.
Publicado em: 2010
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4. Zigomicose após transplante hepático em adultos : relato de três casos
Relatam-se três casos de zigomicose após transplante hepático em uma série de 300 pacientes. O diagnóstico foi anatomopatológico (dois casos à necropsia e um à cirurgia). A doença manifestou-se de diferentes formas: rinomaxilar, gastrointestinal e, em um paciente, comprometeu a anastomose da artéria hepática. Neste caso, retirada cirúrgica da reg
Publicado em: 2010
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5. Mortality due to systemic mycoses as a primary cause of death or in association with AIDS in Brazil: a review from 1996 to 2006
Deaths caused by systemic mycoses such as paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, coccidioidomycosis and zygomycosis amounted to 3,583 between 1996-2006 in Brazil. When analysed as the underlying cause of death, paracoccidioidomycosis represented the most important cause of deaths among systemic mycoses (~ 51.2%).
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2009-05
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6. Fungal infections in marrow transplant recipients under antifungal prophylaxis with fluconazole
Fungal infection is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients. The growing incidence of these infections is related to several factors including prolonged granulocytopenia, use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, conditioning regimens, and use of immunosuppression to avoid graft-versus-host disease (GvH
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2002-07
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7. Disseminated zygomycosis associated with erythroleukaemia: confirmation by lectin stains.
Zygomycosis is not often diagnosed in the United Kingdom, and so the possible importance of the findings in a patient with disseminated zygomycosis who had been treated with chemotherapy for erythroleukaemia was not appreciated until histological examination of specimens obtained at necropsy provided a presumptive diagnosis. No attempt had therefore been mad
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8. Experimental Cerebral Zygomycosis in Alloxan-Diabetic Rabbits I. Relationship of Temperature Tolerance of Selected Zygomycetes to Pathogenicity
Acute alloxan diabetic rabbits were used in a survey of the potential ability of Absidia, Cunninghamella, Mucor, Rhizopus, Syncephalastrum, and Thamnidium species to cause cerebral zygomycosis (phycomycosis, mucormycosis). Specifically, the correlation of thermotolerance with potential pathogenicity was studied. The test organisms fell into two groups: those
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9. Disseminated Zygomycosis Due to Rhizopus schipperae after Heatstroke
A 21-year-old woman suffered heatstroke and developed diarrhea while trekking across south Texas. The heatstroke was complicated by seizures, rhabdomyolysis, pneumonia, renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The patient’s stool and blood cultures grew Campylobacter jejuni. The patient subsequently developed paranasal and gastrointestina
American Society for Microbiology.
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10. Development and Evaluation of an Immunodiffusion Test for Diagnosis of Systemic Zygomycosis (Mucormycosis): Preliminary Report
An antigen analysis with filtrate and homogenate precipitinogens of single isolates of the zygomycetes Absidia corymbifera, Mucor pusillus, Rhizopus arrhizus, and Rhizopus oryzae demonstrated the presence of common antigens among the three genera as well as antigens which permit their differentiation. Selected homogenate antigens were valuable in developing
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11. Burn wound zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans.
A case of zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a patient having 25% full-thickness burns is described. Amputation of the leg was necessary to control rapid tissue invasion. The fungus was isolated from soil in the burn environment.
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12. Caspofungin Inhibits Rhizopus oryzae 1,3-β-d-Glucan Synthase, Lowers Burden in Brain Measured by Quantitative PCR, and Improves Survival at a Low but Not a High Dose during Murine Disseminated Zygomycosis
Rhizopus oryzae is the most common cause of zygomycosis, a life-threatening infection that usually occurs in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. Despite standard therapy, the overall rate of mortality from zygomycosis remains >50%, and new strategies for treatment are urgently needed. The activities of caspofungin acetate (CAS) and other echinocandins (anti
American Society for Microbiology.