Results: 21

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis habitat: far beyond armadillo burrows?

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
Paracoccidioides spp. isolation from environmental samples is rare and hardly reproducible. Molecular techniques have facilitated the fungal detection. However, it can be still difficult. Some strategies to enhance the capacity of DNA detection have been adopted, including the analysis of soil samples be...

Postpartum histoplasmosis in an HIV-negative woman: a case report and phylogenetic characterization by internal transcribed spacer region analysis

Abstract The present report describes the first case of postpartum disseminated histoplasmosis in a 24-year-old HIV-negative woman. On the tenth day after vaginal delivery, the patient presented with dyspnea, fever, hypotension, tachycardia, and painful hepatomegaly. Yeast-like Histoplasma capsulatum fea...

The role of Candida albicans in root caries biofilms: an RNA-seq analysis

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Objective This study sought to analyze the gene expression of Candida albicans in sound root surface and root caries lesions, exploring its role in root caries pathogenesis. Methodology The differential gene expression of C. albicans and the specific genes related to cariogenic traits were stu...

Pneumocystis jirovecii en pacientes con VIH/sida en un hospital de Lima, Perú

Identificación molecular de Aspergillus fumigatus aislados de pacientes con aspergilosis invasiva

RESUMEN El objetivo del estudio fue identificar molecularmente cepas de aspergillus aislados de pacientes con aspergilosis invasiva (AI), que fueron tipificadas primariamente como Aspergillus fumigatus sensu lato por métodos fenotípicos convencionales. Se trabajó con 20 cepas de la micoteca de la secc...

ERG11 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to fluconazole in candida isolates from diabetic and kidney transplant patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Candidiasis is the most frequent opportunistic mycosis in humans and can cause mortality, particularly in immunodeficient patients. One major concern is the increasing number of infections caused by drug-resistant Candidas trains, as these cannot be efficiently treated with standa...

Cryptococcal meningitis epidemiology: 17 years of experience in a State of the Brazilian Pantanal

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe cryptococcal meningitis (CM) cases and the associated demographic, clinical, and microbiological data obtained from cities in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Midwestern region of Brazil. METHODS: The data from 129 patients with laboratory-con...

Chromoblastomycosis due to Cladosporium langeronii. Molecular diagnosis of an agent previously diagnosed as Fonsecaea pedrosoi

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (3), 2018

Evaluación del Aspergillus lateral flow device para el diagnóstico de aspergilosis invasora, experiencia en un hospital universitario

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (5), 2018
Resumen Introducción: El diagnóstico de aspergilosis invasora (AI) se realiza mediante criterios clínicos y microbiológicos los que incluyen marcadores séricos. Recientemente, el test inmunocromatográfico Aspergillus lateral flow device (LFD), ha sido evaluado como método para diagnóstico de AI....