Search Results - "Almeida, Marcos Abreu de"
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Paracoccidioidomycosis and pregnancy: A 40-year single-center cohort study in the endemic area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (14-09-2023)“…The occurrence of acute paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in urban areas of the Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, has emerged in recent years. Therefore, young…”
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Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Following COVID-19: Novel Laboratorial Methods Aiding Diagnosis
Published in Journal of fungi (Basel) (28-04-2021)“…The acute form of histoplasmosis usually occurs after the exposition of more than one individual to a common environmental source harboring . Here, we present…”
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Immunologic Diagnosis of Endemic Mycoses
Published in Journal of fungi (Basel) (22-09-2022)“…The endemic mycoses blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, sporotrichosis, talaromycosis, adiaspiromycosis,…”
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Performance of Two Commercial Assays for the Detection of Serum Aspergillus Galactomannan in Non-Neutropenic Patients
Published in Journal of fungi (Basel) (18-07-2022)“…Besides the relevance of aspergillosis in neutropenic patients, this mycosis has gained significance among non-neutropenic patients in last years. The…”
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Evaluation of Five Non-Culture-Based Methods for the Diagnosis of Meningeal Sporotrichosis
Published in Journal of fungi (Basel) (30-04-2023)“…Sporotrichosis is the main subcutaneous mycosis worldwide. Several complications, including meningeal forms, can be observed in immunocompromised individuals…”
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Mixed infection by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii and coinfection with paracoccidioidomycosis in PLHIV
Published in Medical mycology case reports (01-03-2022)“…We present a rare condition of mixed C. neoformans and C. gattii infection in a person living with HIV with false-negative CrAg LFA in the CSF and co-infection…”
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Mixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types in Brazilian AIDS-patients
Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (01-01-2019)“…Mixed infection by Histoplasma capsulatum isolates with different mating types, in AIDS-patients are described in this study. Morphological, mating…”
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Fatal septic shock caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis phylogenetic species S1 in a young immunocompetent patient: a case report
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2018)“…The authors report the first case of fatal septic shock, a rare clinical presentation of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis…”
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The occurrence of histoplasmosis in Brazil: A systematic review
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-09-2019)“…•The cases of a total of 3530 patients with histoplasmosis in Brazil have been published (1939–2018).•Histoplasma capsulatum was found in the environment and…”
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Auranofin is active against Histoplasma capsulatum and reduces the expression of virulence-related genes
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (07-10-2024)“…Auranofin is an approved anti-rheumatic drug that has a broad-range inhibitory action against several microorganisms, including human pathogenic fungi. The…”
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Production of Secreted Carbohydrates that Present Immunologic Similarities with the Cryptococcus Glucuronoxylomannan by Members of the Trichosporonaceae Family: A Comparative Study Among Species of Clinical Interest
Published in Mycopathologia (1975) (01-06-2021)“…Glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) participates in several immunoregulatory mechanisms, which makes it an important Cryptococcus virulence factor that is essential for…”
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Evolution of virulence-related phenotypes of Sporothrix brasiliensis isolates from patients with chronic sporotrichosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Published in Brazilian journal of microbiology (01-03-2021)“…Sporotrichosis in immunocompromised patients has a high morbidity and may cause deaths. Particularly, patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)…”
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L-tyrosine induces the production of a pyomelanin-like pigment by the parasitic yeast-form of Histoplasma capsulatum
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-06-2018)“…Melanization of Histoplasma capsulatum remains poorly described, particularly in regards to the forms of melanin produced. In the present study, 30 clinical…”
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Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using purified, deglycosylated histoplasmin for different clinical manifestations of histoplasmosis
Published in Microbiology research (01-01-2010)“…Diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases remains problematic, especially in undeveloped countries. We have developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)…”
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Paracoccidioidomycosis due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis S1 plus HIV co-infection
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-03-2018)“…Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is one of the most important systemic mycoses in Latin America and the leading fungal cause of mortality in non-immunosuppressed…”
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Validation of western blot for Histoplasma capsulatum antibody detection assay
Published in BMC infectious diseases (24-02-2016)“…Histoplasmosis is worldwide systemic mycoses caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. The isolation and identification of H. capsulatum in…”
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Postpartum histoplasmosis in an HIV-negative woman: a case report and phylogenetic characterization by internal transcribed spacer region analysis
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-01-2020)“…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…”
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The State of the Art in Transcriptomics and Proteomics of Clinically Relevant Sporothrix Species
Published in Journal of fungi (Basel) (27-07-2023)“…Proteomics provide a robust approach to profile and quantify proteins within cells, organs, or tissues, providing comprehensive insights about the dynamics of…”
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Current Aspects of Diagnosis and Therapeutics of Histoplasmosis and Future Trends: Moving onto a New Immune (Diagnosis and Therapeutic) Era?
Published in Current clinical microbiology reports (15-09-2019)“…Purpose of Review After more than a century of the first description of a histoplasmosis case, its diagnosis is still a difficult task, and an imperative step…”
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ESPOROTRICOSE: UMA MICOSE EM EXPANSÃO NO CEARÁ
Published in The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases (01-10-2023)“…A esporotricose é uma micose subcutânea endêmica, principalmente, no Sul e Sudeste do Brasil. No Ceará, em 2022, foi documentado o primeiro caso autóctone de…”
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