Infectious keratitis caused by rare and emerging micro-organisms

P Sahay, S Goel, R Nagpal, PK Maharana… - Current Eye …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To provide a comprehensive review of rare and emerging micro-organisms causing
infectious keratitis. Material and Methods A literature search was performed using PubMed …

Human Pathogenic Paecilomyces from Food

DC Moreira, MME Oliveira, CM Borba - Microorganisms, 2018 - mdpi.com
Paecilomyces spp. and Byssochlamys spp. are heat-resistant fungi important to industry
because they can cause food and beverage spoilage, incurring economic loss. The …

Eye infections caused by filamentous fungi: spectrum and antifungal susceptibility of the prevailing agents in Germany

G Walther, A Zimmermann, J Theuersbacher… - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungal eye infections can lead to loss of vision and blindness. The disease is most prevalent
in the tropics, although case numbers in moderate climates are increasing as well. This …

Paecilomyces/Purpureocillium keratitis: A consecutive study with a case series and literature review

YT Chen, LK Yeh, DHK Ma, HC Lin, CC Sun… - Medical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Paecilomyces/Purpureocillium species is an emerging pathogen of fungal keratitis; the risk
factor, clinical course, and outcome of Paecilomyces/Purpureocillium keratitis need more …

Fungal Keratitis Caused by Talaromyces coalescens: A Case Report

D Todokoro, T Miyakubo, K Makimura, T Tamura… - Mycopathologia, 2023 - Springer
Fungal keratitis is a severe corneal infection, and the causative fungi include various rare
fungal species. Fungal keratitis caused by Talaromyces species has yet to be reported, and …

Update on diagnosis and management of refractory corneal infections

S Agarwal, TA Khan, M Vanathi… - Indian journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Infectious keratitis is a medical emergency resulting in significant visual morbidity.
Indiscriminate use of antimicrobials leading to the emergence of resistant or refractory …

Epidemiology of fungal keratitis in Queensland, Australia

R Chew, ML Woods - Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Importance Fungal keratitis is a rare but sight‐threatening ocular infection. The
epidemiology varies with geography, in particular climate and demography. Background We …

Pulmonary fungal granulomas and fibrinous pneumonia caused by different hypocrealean fungi in reptiles

V Schmidt, L Klasen, J Schneider, J Hübel… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Elsevier
In contrast to fungal dermatitis, fungal glossitis and disseminated visceral mycosis, fungal
infection of the lung has so far rarely been described in reptiles. Pulmonary fungal …

Purpureocillium roseum sp. nov. A new ocular pathogen for humans and mice resistant to antifungals

RP Calvillo‐Medina, DG Ponce‐Angulo… - Mycoses, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Infectious keratitis is the main cause of preventable blindness worldwide, with
about 1.5–2.0 million new cases occurring per year. This inflammatory response may be due …

Purlisin, a toxin‐like defensin derived from clinical pathogenic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum with both antimicrobial and potassium channel inhibitory activities

B Shen, Z Cao, Y Wu, W Yi, Z Zhu, Z Lv… - The FASEB …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical fungal infections always cause a negative impact on human health. Moreover,
during the interaction of pathogenic fungi with the environment and host, many biologically …