Recent update in diagnosis and treatment of human pythiosis

MN Chitasombat, P Jongkhajornpong, K Lekhanont… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Human pythiosis is an infectious condition with high morbidity and mortality. The causative
agent is the oomycete microorganism Pythium insidiosum. The pathogen inhabits …

History and perspective of immunotherapy for pythiosis

H Yolanda, T Krajaejun - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The fungus-like microorganism Pythium insidiosum causes pythiosis, a life-threatening
infectious disease increasingly reported worldwide. Antimicrobial drugs are ineffective …

Antifungal drug repurposing

JH Kim, LW Cheng, KL Chan, CC Tam, N Mahoney… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Control of fungal pathogens is increasingly problematic due to the limited number of
effective drugs available for antifungal therapy. Conventional antifungal drugs could also …

Mebendazole Inhibits Histoplasma capsulatum In Vitro Growth and Decreases Mitochondrion and Cytoskeleton Protein Levels

MA Almeida, AR Bernardes-Engemann, RA Coelho… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Histoplasmosis is a frequent mycosis in people living with HIV/AIDS and other
immunocompromised hosts. Histoplasmosis has high rates of mortality in these patients if …

Review of methods and antimicrobial agents for susceptibility testing against Pythium insidiosum

H Yolanda, T Krajaejun - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Pythiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the
oomycete microorganism Pythium insidiosum. The disease has been increasingly …

A review: antimicrobial therapy for human pythiosis

S Medhasi, A Chindamporn, N Worasilchai - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human pythiosis is associated with poor prognosis with significant mortality caused by
Pythium insidiosum. Antimicrobials' in vitro and in vivo results against P. insidiosum are …

Clioquinol and 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonamide derivatives damage the cell wall of Pythium insidiosum

B Pippi, RA Zanette, AR Joaquim… - Journal of applied …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims To evaluate the antimicrobial activity and to determine the pharmacodynamic
characteristics of three 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives (8-HQs) against Pythium insidiosum …

In Vitro Susceptibility of Thai Pythium insidiosum Isolates to Antibacterial Agents

N Worasilchai, A Chindamporn, R Plongla… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human pythiosis is a life-threatening human disease caused by Pythium insidiosum. In
Thailand, vascular pythiosis is the most common form and carries a mortality rate of 10 to …

Selection of an Appropriate In Vitro Susceptibility Test for Assessing Anti-Pythium insidiosum Activity of Potassium Iodide, Triamcinolone Acetonide, Dimethyl …

H Yolanda, T Lohnoo, T Rujirawat, W Yingyong… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The orphan but highly virulent pathogen Pythium insidiosum causes pythiosis in humans
and animals. Surgery is a primary treatment aiming to cure but trading off losing affected …

Evaluation of antifungal effect and toxicity of xanthyletin and two bacterial metabolites against Thai isolates of Pythium insidiosum

K Wittayapipath, C Yenjai, C Prariyachatigul… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Pythiosis is a harmful disease caused by Pythium insidiosum, an aquatic oomycete.
Therapeutic protocols based on antifungal drugs are often ineffective because the …