Abstract Species of Scedosporium and Lomentospora are considered as emerging
opportunists, affecting immunosuppressed and otherwise debilitated patients, although …

Scedosporium/Lomentospora fungi are increasingly recognized pathogens. As these fungi
are resistant to many antifungal agents, early diagnosis is essential for initiating targeted …

The genus Pseudopithomyces was introduced by Ariyawansa et al.(2015) to accommodate
several species which had previously been classified in the genus Pithomyces, notably …

Invasive fungal disease (IFD) due to moulds other than Aspergillus is a significant cause of
mortality in patients with malignancies or post haemopoietic stem cell transplantation. The …

Lomentospora prolificans is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that primarily affects
immunocompromised individuals leading to disseminated disease with high mortality rates …

SUMMARY Although Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans are uncommon
causes of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), these infections are associated with high mortality …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Objectives Rapid and accurate mold identification is critical for guiding therapy for mold
infections. MALDI-TOF MS has been widely adopted for bacterial and yeast identification; …

Accurate species identification of the Sporothrix schenckii complex is essential, since
identification based only on phenotypic characteristics is often inconclusive due to …

In this study we evaluated the capacity of MALDI-TOF MS (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen,
Germany) to identify clinical mould isolates. We focused on two aspects of MALDI-TOF MS …