• Rhizopus species are the agents most commonly isolated in mucormycosis, followed by Rhizomucor species, Absidia corymbifera, Apophysomyces elegans, Cunninghamella bertholletiae, Mucor species, and Saksenaea vasiformis . (medscape.com)
  • Aspergillus (28.6%), Mucor (20.8%), Penicillum (18.2%) and Rhizopus (15.6%) were the dominant fungi detected, while Absidia (9.1%) and Candida (7.8%) occurred less frequently. (scirp.org)
  • and fungi in this division or phylum include Rhizopus species, Mucor species, Absidia and Pilobolus . (microbiologyclass.net)
  • Rhizopus microspores is one of the causal agents of the disease known as Rice Seedling Blight . (bustmold.com)
  • R. microsporus is also one of the causal agents of Rhizopus Head Rot of sunflowers. (bustmold.com)
  • We investigated and compared the initial response of respiratory epithelium after exposure to extracts of Sacharopolyspora rectivirgula, Lichtheimia corymbifera (formerly Absidia corymbifera), Eurotium amstelodami and Wallemia sebi. (pasteur.fr)
  • This study adds to the growing body of evidence that L. corymbifera should be recognized as an etiologic agent of FLD along with S. rectivirgula. (pasteur.fr)
  • A case report of Absidia corymbifera soft-tissue infection with kidney involvement in a AIDS patient. (unige.it)
  • Others include Mucor species, Cunninghamella bertholletiae , Apophysomyces species, and Lichtheimia (formerly Absidia ) species. (cdc.gov)
  • 19%) and Lichtheimia (formerly Absidia) spp. (unicatt.it)
  • Despite increasing numbers of affected patients with life-threatening infections and the concomitant increased burden on public healthcare systems, there remains only three main classes of established antifungal agents to treat systemic infections. (nature.com)
  • These concerns are exacerbated by the lack of development of novel antifungal agents in the current clinical pipeline against fungal diseases. (nature.com)
  • SPORANOX ® is the brand name for itraconazole, an azole antifungal agent. (guidelinecentral.com)
  • An imidazole antifungal agent that is used topically and by intravenous infusion. (lookformedical.com)
  • A triazole antifungal agent that inhibits cytochrome P-450-dependent enzymes required for ERGOSTEROL synthesis. (lookformedical.com)
  • As of today we have four classes of antifungal agents and seven drugs with different mechanisms of action are registered in Norway. (tidsskriftet.no)
  • Consideration should be given to national and/or local guidance regarding the appropriate use of antifungal agents. (pillintrip.com)
  • The present observation identifies a new causative agent for hypersensitivity pneumonitis and highlights the importance of a thorough environmental history and of searching for precipitins against antigens directly extracted from the patient's environment. (ersjournals.com)
  • Chrysosporium , a new causative agent in osteomyelitis. (cdc.gov)
  • This mycological study was embarked upon to provide more detailed reports on the presence and different types of fungal agents associated with the contamination of smoke-dried fish sold in open markets in Makurdi, Benue State. (scirp.org)
  • Several fungal agents associated with the contamination of smoked and smoke-dried fishes, such as Aspergillus, Penicillum, Zygomycetes and yeasts are known to be opportunistic pathogens [12] causing varying degrees of health problems to both animals and man. (scirp.org)
  • Meningitis caused by fungal agents which may occur as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS or arise in immunocompetent hosts. (lookformedical.com)
  • Absidia cormbifera has been an invasive infection agent in AIDS and neutropenic patients, as well as, agents of bovine mycotic abortions, and feline subcutaneous abscesses. (black-mold.com)
  • In many countries, including the United States, infectious agents are categorized in risk groups based on their relative risk. (absa.org)
  • Each combination is specifically appropriate for the operations performed, the documented or suspected routes of transmission of the infectious agents, and the laboratory function or activity. (absa.org)
  • This disease was the causal agent of the Bengal famine of 1943. (ensembl.org)
  • applicable to clinical, diagnostic, teaching, research, or production facilities where work is performed with indigenous or exotic agents that may cause serious or potentially lethal disease through the inhalation route of exposure. (absa.org)
  • Risk Group 2 (RG2) agents are associated with human disease which is rarely serious and for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are often available. (absa.org)
  • Majority of the ascomycetes are causative agents of dermatophytosis in humans (e.g. ringworm). (microbiologyclass.net)
  • Risk groups are the result of a classification of microbiological agents based on their association with, and resulting severity of, disease in humans. (absa.org)
  • Risk Group 1 (RG1) agents are not associated with disease in healthy adult humans. (absa.org)
  • dangerous and exotic agents that pose a high individual risk of aerosol-transmitted laboratory infections and life-threatening disease that is frequently fatal, for which there are no vaccines or treatments, or a related agent with unknown risk of transmission. (absa.org)
  • Risk Group 3 (RG3) agents are associated with serious or lethal human disease for which preventive or therapeutic interventions may be available. (absa.org)
  • Risk Group 4 (RG4) agents are likely to cause serious or lethal human disease for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are not usually available. (absa.org)
  • A kalrae has been documented in onychomycosis and has been recovered from the skin, nails, and respiratory sites but has not been established as an etiological agent. (black-mold.com)
  • Others include Mucor species, Cunninghamella bertholletiae , Apophysomyces species, and Lichtheimia (formerly Absidia ) species. (cdc.gov)
  • Even if this species has been placed in an other genus ( Mycocladus ) by certain taxonomists, it will be treated here as an Absidia and as an example of other species of Absidia . (inspq.qc.ca)
  • Some of the other important Absidia species are A. coerulea , A. cylindrospora , A. glauca and A. spinosa . (inspq.qc.ca)
  • There are few reports on the occurrence and prevalence of Absidia species in natural or human environments. (inspq.qc.ca)
  • Sugar A. Agents of mucormycosis and related species. (medscape.com)
  • It is the only recognized pathogen among the other Absidia species. (mold-help.org)
  • Absidia species are filamentous fungi that are cosmopolitan and ubiquitous in nature as common environmental contaminants. (mold-help.org)
  • Another common health effect of absidia species, is Rhinocerebral infections. (mold-help.org)
  • Absidia species may also cause mucorosis in immune compromised individuals. (mold-help.org)
  • 12. 4-XL-PPD, a novel ginsenoside derivative, as potential therapeutic agents for gastric cancer shows anti-cancer activity via inducing cell apoptosis medicated generation of reactive oxygen species and inhibiting migratory and invasive. (nih.gov)
  • NAC species differ from C. albicans by higher mortality rates and resistance to currently available antifungal agents. (touchoncology.com)
  • Wallemia species are common agents of food spoilage and are often found in dry, salted, or highly sugared foods. (bustmold.com)
  • Successful treatment of mucormycosis requires early diagnosis, reversal of underlying defects in host defense, surgical debridement and prompt administration of antifungal agents. (medscape.com)
  • Antifungal agents. (lookformedical.com)
  • The ability of fungi to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antifungal agents, or antibiotics. (lookformedical.com)
  • A steroid of interest both because its biosynthesis in FUNGI is a target of ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS, notably AZOLES, and because when it is present in SKIN of animals, ULTRAVIOLET RAYS break a bond to result in ERGOCALCIFEROL. (lookformedical.com)
  • Therapy for fungal pneumonias must include antifungal agents. (medscape.com)
  • Standardized techniques for susceptibility testing for antifungal agents have not been established and results of susceptibility studies have not been correlated with clinical outcomes. (sdrugs.com)
  • The genus Absidia is characterized by a differentiation of the hyphae into arched stolons bearing more or less verticillate sporangiophores at the internode, and rhizoids formed at the point of contact with the substrate (at the node). (mold-help.org)
  • Studies in adults have demonstrated some benefit with the use of high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and different chelating agents instead of deferoxamine to decrease the risk of mucormycosis. (medscape.com)
  • In the recent reclassification, all the agents of mucormycosis have been placed under the subphylum Mucoromycotina. (medscape.com)
  • Agents of mucormycosis frequently fail to grow in culture. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • In tissue: agents of mucormycosis grow in tissue as hyphae with variable width (from 6-25µm, Fig 1 ), zero or sparse septations, irregular ribbon-like appearance, non-pigmented and wide-angle bifurcations including 90-degree angles [ Fig 2 ]. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • This mini-review summarizes the current knowledge on the epidemiology and causative agents of mucormycosis, transmission, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and highlights the lack of appropriate biomarkers on the pathogen and the host sides for rapid pathogen and host susceptibility detection, respectively. (frontiersin.org)
  • Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses). (lookformedical.com)
  • 17. Microbial transformation of 20(S)-protopanaxatriol-type saponins by Absidia coerulea. (nih.gov)
  • Biotransformation of 1 with Cunninghamella elegans yielded three new hydroxylated compounds, characterized as 17α-ethynylestr-4-en-3β,17β-diacetoxy-6α-ol ( 2 ), 17α-ethynylestr-4-en-3β,17β-diacetoxy-6β-ol ( 3 ), and 17α-ethynylestr-4-en-3β,17β-diacetoxy-10β-ol ( 4 ) and a known metabolite, 17α-ethynyl-17β-acetoxyestr-4-en-3-one ( 5 (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sulfonamides were introduced as chemotherapeutic agents by Domagk in 1935. (microrao.com)
  • Due to the disorganized nature of blood vessels that run through tumors, chemotherapeutic agents often fail to penetrate tumors and kill cancer cells at the tumor's center. (nih.gov)
  • An imidazole derivative that is commonly used as a topical antifungal agent. (lookformedical.com)
  • In 1884, Koch, drawing on the ideas enunciated in 1840 by his teacher Jacob Henle, conceptualized the relationship between individual infectious agents and specific diseases as a series of axioms commonly known as the Henle-Koch postulates. (microrao.com)
  • dangerous and exotic agents that pose a high individual risk of aerosol-transmitted laboratory infections and life-threatening disease that is frequently fatal, for which there are no vaccines or treatments, or a related agent with unknown risk of transmission. (absa.org)
  • Microbial identification is also a vital capability in the detection and management of biological warfare agents. (justia.com)
  • Puccinia coronata is a plant pathogen and causal agent of oat and barley crown rust. (ensembl.org)
  • In many countries, including the United States, infectious agents are categorized in risk groups based on their relative risk. (absa.org)
  • Each combination is specifically appropriate for the operations performed, the documented or suspected routes of transmission of the infectious agents, and the laboratory function or activity. (absa.org)
  • An imidazole antifungal agent that is used topically and by intravenous infusion. (lookformedical.com)
  • Consequently, Absidia may be found in the rural indoor environment: in fact it is one of the microorganisms involved recently in farmer's lung disease (see adverse health effects). (inspq.qc.ca)
  • Itraconazole, USP is an azole antifungal agent. (nih.gov)
  • SPORANOX ® is the brand name for itraconazole, an azole antifungal agent. (nih.gov)
  • The produced chitosan was used as antimicrobial agent against pathogenic microbes, Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC- 47077), Escherichia coli (ATCC- 25922), Candida albicans (ATCC- 10231) and Fusarium oxysporum . (ijser.org)
  • NIH researchers have developed a therapeutic agent that solves this problem facing current chemotherapy treatments. (nih.gov)
  • Risk Group 2 (RG2) agents are associated with human disease which is rarely serious and for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are often available. (absa.org)
  • Risk Group 3 (RG3) agents are associated with serious or lethal human disease for which preventive or therapeutic interventions may be available. (absa.org)
  • Risk Group 4 (RG4) agents are likely to cause serious or lethal human disease for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are not usually available. (absa.org)
  • One must note that these zygomyses are often considered as one entity as full identification of the agent is rarely confirmed. (inspq.qc.ca)
  • A triazole antifungal agent that inhibits cytochrome P-450-dependent enzymes required for ERGOSTEROL synthesis. (lookformedical.com)
  • Also, it can be used as a flocculating and chelating agent, as a permeability control agent, as a support to immobi- lize enzymes and as an encapsulating agent, among other ap- plications found in different areas (Aghdam, 2010). (ijser.org)
  • It is provided as an additional code where it is desired to identify the bacterial agent in diseases classified elsewhere. (cdc.gov)
  • 16. Synthesis and biological evaluation of heterocyclic ring-fused dammarane-type ginsenoside derivatives as potential anti-tumor agents. (nih.gov)
  • A proper risk assessment for biological agents must always be conducted before establishing a biological safety level. (absa.org)
  • The risk group of an agent should be one factor considered in association with mode of transmission, procedural protocols, experience of staff, and other factors in determining the BSL in which the work will be conducted. (absa.org)
  • The investigator must make an initial risk assessment based on the Risk Group (RG) of an agent. (absa.org)
  • Broad spectrum antifungal agent used for long periods at high doses, especially in immunosuppressed patients. (lookformedical.com)