Mycetoma: a unique neglected tropical disease

EE Zijlstra, WWJ Van De Sande, O Welsh… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Mycetoma can be caused by bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma) and typically
affects poor communities in remote areas. It is an infection of subcutaneous tissues resulting …

Fungi that infect humans

JR Köhler, B Hube, R Puccia, A Casadevall… - Microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungi must meet four criteria to infect humans: growth at human body temperatures,
circumvention or penetration of surface barriers, lysis and absorption of tissue, and …

Screening the pandemic response box identified benzimidazole carbamates, Olorofim and ravuconazole as promising drug candidates for the treatment of …

W Lim, B Nyuykonge, K Eadie, M Konings… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Eumycetoma is a chronic subcutaneous neglected tropical disease that can be caused by
more than 40 different fungal causative agents. The most common causative agents produce …

Mycetoma: an update

V Relhan, K Mahajan, P Agarwal… - Indian journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Mycetoma is a localized chronic, suppurative, and deforming granulomatous infection seen
in tropical and subtropical areas. It is a disorder of subcutaneous tissue, skin and bones …

Eumycetoma and actinomycetoma–an update on causative agents, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnostics and therapy

P Nenoff, WWJ Van de Sande, AH Fahal… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mycetoma is a chronic putrid infection of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue concerning
predominantly the feet, and more rarely other body parts. Mycetoma can be caused by both …

The pipeline for drugs for control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases: 1. Anti-infective drugs for regulatory registration

KM Pfarr, AK Krome, I Al-Obaidi, H Batchelor… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The World Health Organization 'Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable
Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030'outlines the …

Closing the mycetoma knowledge gap

W van de Sande, A Fahal, SA Ahmed… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
On 28th May 2016, mycetoma was recognized as a neglected tropical disease by the World
Health Organization. This was the result of a 4-year journey starting in February 2013 with a …

Mycetoma: development of diagnosis and treatment

X Hao, M Cognetti, R Burch-Smith, EOS Mejia, G Mirkin - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycetoma describes a heterogeneous group of cutaneous and subcutaneous infections
caused by either fungi (eumycetomas) or bacteria (actinomycetomas). It is characterized by …

DFT computational insights into structural, electronic and spectroscopic parameters of 2-(2-Hydrazineyl) thiazole derivatives: a concise theoretical and experimental …

VA Adole, TB Pawar, BS Jagdale - Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
It has been uncovered that compounds containing thiazole moiety display noteworthy
biological properties, which have attracted the attention of many researchers in chemical …

Eumycetoma medical treatment: past, current practice, latest advances and perspectives

EE Siddig, A Ahmed, Y Ali, SM Bakhiet… - Microbiology …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease that is associated with poor communities and
socioeconomically impaired individuals in the tropical and sub-tropical areas. Interestingly …