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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCharacteristics and Incidence of Candidemia in Hospitalized Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) PatientsNaana A Boachie, Jackie P. Johnston, Simi A. Philip et al.Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) with high-dose corticosteroids and interleukin-2 inhibitors has potential benefits, but is associated with immunosuppression and risk of secondary infections. This single-center, retrospective, cohort study evaluated the incidence of candidemia and associated risk factors in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Twenty-three patients developed candidemia and were matched to 77 non-candidemic COVID-19 controls. The primary outcome was incidence of … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 18 Jan 2022 · 7,604 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Some Environmental Stresses on Bio Indicators and Population Densities of Glomus mossae Fungi Associated with Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) CropAli Jabbar Abdulsada, Sadeq J.H. Dwenee, Naeem Saeed Dheyab et al.Field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of soil salinity and Fusariume germanium on population of Glomus mossae Fungi within root of wheat as manifested by the fungal spore’s number, density infection and the percentage of infected root by Glomus mossae. The results didn’t show effect the environmental stresses on comparability reproductive for Glomus mossae fungi associated with wheat … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 20 Mar 2020 · 7,124 accessesView PDF Cite

Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractOzone Therapy: Overview of its Potential Utility in Male ReproductionZaher Merhi, Ali Bazzi, Rajean Moseley-LaRue et al.Ozone (O3), a highly water-soluble inorganic molecule, is a gas made of three atoms of oxygen (O) with a cyclic structure. Ozone can be produced by medical generators from pure oxygen after passing through a high voltage gradient. Ozone therapy (OT) can be given in medical practice via several routes that include transdermal, intramuscular, rectal, nasal, oral, vaginal, intravenous, intra-arterial, … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 4 Jan 2019 · 9,592 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImmune Response, Detection of IgE and PGE2 during Vaginal Candidiasis in MiceRosymar Coutinho Lucas, Rafael Taglialegna, Carolina Nunes França et al.Vulvovaginal candidiasis is an opportunistic infection that affects most women in adult life, but the defense mechanism remains to be elucidated. Animals treated with estradiol were inoculated with Candida albicans having high virulence power. The experimental control consisted of animal groups treated with estradiol and animals without treatment that were inoculated with physiologic serum. The vaginal wall was collected, at … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 14 Jul 2016 · 6,979 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractRhizopus Laryngitis Post Allogenic Stem Cell TransplantationMayank Dhamija, Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Dharma Choudhary et al.Invasive Fungal Infections (IFI) are an important complication and constitute significantly to mortality and morbidity, post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT). We report a very rare case of fungal laryngitis post HSCT in a 15-year-old girl with Thalassemia major. She received Busulphan, Cyclophosphamide and Antithymocyte Globulin (Bu-Cy-ATG) based conditioning pre Matched Sibling Donor (MSD) transplant and presented on day 10 … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 4 Jun 2016 · 7,326 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEtiology of Meningitis from Patients Suspected of Meningitis Attending Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalPinky Pandey, Bharat Jha, Anima ShresthaMeningitis is an inflammatory infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, which occurs either as a primary disease or secondarily to disease in some other parts of the body. Its most frequent causes are Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. The epidemiological trend of acute meningitis varies with time and geography. Information on the relative frequency … …Current Research in Microbiology, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 14 Jul 2015 · 9,146 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHost Pathogen Interaction Study in Malformed Affected Tissues of Mangifera indica L.Pradeep Kumar, Madhu Kamle, Vijai Kumar Gupta et al.The malformation disease of mango by Fusarium moniliforme var. subglutinan is one of the major causes of huge economical loss every year. Early diagnosis of the pathogens can help cultivators to protect the mango orchid and fruits from successive and secondary infection. The molecular detection is one of the better choices among available techniques for diagnosis. But the farmers or … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 4 Sep 2013 · 7,922 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCryptococcal Meningitis in Immunocompetent Patient-Case ReportYanes Brum Bello, Hanna Guapyassu Machado, Juliana Freitas Silveira et al.Cryptococcal Meningitis (CM) is a rare infection in immunocompetent patients. A kind of central nervous system infection caused by encapsulated yeast-like fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. A 59-year-old man presented to the Neurology Department of Nova Iguacu General Hospital, complaining has felt &#34muddled&#34 recently and feeling diaphragmatic spasm without any apparent cause. In addition, at neurological examination, the patient was slightly confused … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 2 May 2013 · 8,003 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSuppression of Salicylic Acid-Mediated Plant Defense Responses During Initial Infection of Dyer's Woad by Puccinia thlaspeosBradley R. Kropp, Elizabeth ThomasProblem statement: Puccinia thlaspeos is a microcyclic rust pathogen that is being investigated as a potential biocontrol agent of the noxious weed, dyer’s woad (Isatis tinctoria). Although, the initial events in the colonization of dyer’s woad by the rust pathogen has been elucidated using scanning electron microscopy and PCR, little is known regarding the susceptibility response of this plant to … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 4 Aug 2011 · 8,035 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnti-Phytopthora capsici Activities and Potential Use as Antifungal in Agriculture of Alpinia galanga Swartz, Curcuma longa Linn, Boesenbergia pandurata Schut and Chromolaena odorata: Bioactivities Guided Isolation of Active IngredientsWilart Pompimon, Jinnantina Jomduang, Uma Prawat, Samlee MankhetkornProblem statement: Plant derived fungicides are now being subjects of many research groups. These secondary metabolites have enormous potential to inspire and influence modern agrochemical research. The study aimed to investigate the antifungal activity and their potential use as fungicides in the agriculture of crude extracts and purified compounds derived from plants used in traditional medicines. Approach: Four medicinal plants … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,709 accessesView PDF Cite