Etiology, predisposing factors, clinical features and diagnostic procedure of otomycosis: A literature review

M Bojanović, M Stalević, V Arsić-Arsenijević… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Otomycosis (OM) is a superficial fungal infection of the external auditory canal (EAC) with a
worldwide prevalence ranging from 9% to 30%. Commonly, otomycoses are caused by …

New arsenals for old armour: Biogenic nanoparticles in the battle against drug-resistant Candida albicans

AR Padmavathi, GKK Reddy, PS Murthy… - Microbial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Candida albicans is a common commensal fungus and fourth most frequent causative agent
of nosocomial infections including life-threatening invasive candidiasis in humans. The …

Identification of the fungal community in otomycosis by internal transcribed spacer sequencing

X Gu, X Cheng, J Zhang, W She - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We used internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing to identify the fungal community in
otomycosis patients and to evaluate the treatment effects of bifonazole. Ten patients who …

Otomycosis: The foremost aetiological agent causing otitis externa and the antifungal susceptibility pattern in North‐Western Iran

B Roohi, S Nemati, A Alipour, L Faeli, S Mayahi… - Mycoses, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Otomycosis is considered a recurring fungal ear infection. The external auditory
canal provides an appropriate and optimal situation for fungal growth. Objectives The study …

Study on the microbial diversity of ear canal secretions from patients with otomycosis

Z Chen, Z Zhao - Frontiers in surgery, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Otomycosis is caused by fungi, which usually cause discharge and additional discomfort.
The highest incidence of otomycosis occurs in summer. To better treat this disease, it is …

Clinical Presentations, Cluster Analysis and Laboratory-Based Investigation of Aspergillus Otomycosis—A Single Center Experience

M Bojanović, A Ignjatović, M Stalević… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Species of Aspergillus (A.) niger complex and A. flavus complex are predominant molds that
are causative agents of otomycoses. The goal of this study was to investigate the clinical …

Molecular strategy for the direct detection and identification of the most common fungal community in cerumen specimens by multiplex PCR

A Jabrodini, M Sohrabizdeh… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction. Otomycosis is a superficial fungal infection that is responsible for approximately
9–27% of otitis externa. However, fungal communities in otomycosis are varied, but …

UK standards for microbiology investigations of ear infection (SMI B1) are inadequate for the recovery of fungal pathogens and laboratory diagnosis of otomycosis: A …

TM Rawson, N Fatania, A Abdolrasouli - Mycoses, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background We evaluated the recovery of fungal pathogens from clinical external ear
samples from patients with otitis externa (OE) using the UK national Standard Microbiology …

Epidemiology and antifungal susceptibilities of clinically isolated Aspergillus species in South China

H Bilal, D Zhang, M Shafiq, MN Khan, S Khan… - Epidemiology & …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Aspergillosis is a rising concern worldwide; however, its prevalence is not well documented
in China. This retrospective study determined Aspergillus's epidemiology and antifungal …

[PDF][PDF] Clinicopathological study of otomycosis in a tertiary hospital in South-west Nigeria

OA Sogebi, EA Oyewole, OA Osinupebi - African Health Sciences, 2024 - ajol.info
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Clinicopathological study of otomycosis in a tertiary hospital in South-west Nigeria Olusola A …