Aspergillus flavus: an emerging non‐fumigatus Aspergillus species of significance

S Krishnan, EK Manavathu, PH Chandrasekar - Mycoses, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive aspergillosis is rare in immunocompetent people but contributes to significant
morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed patients. The majority (approximately 80%) of …

Detection of invasive aspergillosis

CR Thornton - Advances in applied microbiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) caused by the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is a frequent and life-
threatening complication of chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation with high rates …

Comparison of the E-test with the NCCLS M38-P method for antifungal susceptibility testing of common and emerging pathogenic filamentous fungi

A Espinel-Ingroff - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) M38-P
method describes standard parameters for testing the fungistatic antifungal activities (MICs) …

E-Test Method for Testing Susceptibilities of Aspergillus spp. to the New Triazoles Voriconazole and Posaconazole and to Established Antifungal Agents …

A Espinel-Ingroff, A Rezusta - Journal of clinical microbiology, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT NCCLS document M38-P describes standard parameters for testing the
fungistatic activities (MICs) of established agents against filamentous fungi (molds). This …

In Vitro Activities of Three Licensed Antifungal Agents against Spanish Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus spp

A Gomez-Lopez, G Garcia-Effron… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
The aim of the present study was to identify retrospectively trends in the species distributions
and the susceptibility patterns of Aspergillus species causing fungal infections in Spanish …

Optimal Susceptibility Testing Conditions for Detection of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus spp.: NCCLS Collaborative Evaluation

A Espinel-Ingroff, M Bartlett, V Chaturvedi… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
The most important role of susceptibility testing is to identify potentially resistant isolates for
the agent being evaluated. Standard testing guidelines recently have been proposed for …

A comparative study of the disc diffusion method with the broth microdilution and Etest methods for voriconazole susceptibility testing of Aspergillus spp.

MC Serrano, M Ramírez, D Morilla… - Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The activity of voriconazole against Aspergillus spp.(n= 77) was tested by the
Etest, disc diffusion and the NCCLS M38-A methods. Methods: Four Rhizomucor spp …

Immunodetection of fungal and oomycete pathogens: established and emerging threats to human health, animal welfare and global food security

CR Thornton, OE Wills - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Filamentous fungi (moulds), yeast-like fungi, and oomycetes cause life-threatening
infections of humans and animals and are a major constraint to global food security …

Mycotic diseases

TH Reidarson, JF McBain, LM Dalton… - CRC handbook of …, 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
Clinicians face an immense challenge diagnosing mycotic infections in sick animals. Even
more challenging is determining the significance of finding a yeast or mold in a specimen …

CNS aspergillosis with mycotic aneurysm, cerebral granuloma and infarction

CL Ho, MJ Deruytter - Acta neurochirurgica, 2004 - Springer
We are reporting a case of an immunocompromised patient with invasive aspergillosis (IA)
who developed aspergillotic granulomas and a mycotic aneurysm of the superior cerebellar …