The vast interindividual clinical variability observed in any microbial infection—ranging from
silent infection to lethal disease—is increasingly being explained by human genetic and …

Talaromycosis is an invasive mycosis endemic in tropical and subtropical Asia and is
caused by the pathogenic fungus Talaromyces marneffei. Approximately 17,300 cases of T …

Invasive fungal diseases are rare in individuals with intact immunity. This, together with the
fact that there are only a few species that account for most mycotic diseases, implies a …

Background Autoantibodies against interleukin-12 (anti–interleukin-12) are often identified
in patients with thymoma, but opportunistic infections develop in only some of these patients …

Racial and ethnic identities, largely understood as social rather than biologic constructs,
may impact risk for acquiring infectious diseases, including fungal infections. Risk factors …

Anticytokine autoantibodies are an emerging disease etiology, through the disturbance of
physiological functions of cognate cytokines. Anti-interferon (IFN)-γ autoantibodies (AIGAs) …

Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis) is an opportunistic mycosis caused by the thermally dimorphic
fungus Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei. Similar to other major causes of systemic …

Infectious diseases continue to claim many lives. Prevention of morbidity and mortality from
these diseases would benefit not just from new medicines and vaccines but also from a …

Clinical disease caused by the agent of tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and by
less virulent mycobacteria, such as bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines and …

Talaromyces marneffei (T. marneffei) is an opportunistic pathogen. Patients with inborn
errors of immunity (IEI) have been increasingly diagnosed with T. marneffei in recent years …