Zygomycetes in human disease

JA Ribes, CL Vanover-Sams… - Clinical microbiology …, 2000‏ - journals.asm.org
The Zygomycetes represent relatively uncommon isolates in the clinical laboratory, reflecting
either environmental contaminants or, less commonly, a clinical disease called …

Mucormycosis caused by unusual mucormycetes, non-Rhizopus,-Mucor, and-Lichtheimia species

MZR Gomes, RE Lewis… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2011‏ - journals.asm.org
SUMMARY Rhizopus, Mucor, and Lichtheimia (formerly Absidia) species are the most
common members of the order Mucorales that cause mucormycosis, accounting for 70 to …

ESCMID and ECMM joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of rare invasive yeast infections

MC Arendrup, T Boekhout, M Akova… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
The mortality associated with invasive fungal infections remains high with that involving rare
yeast pathogens other than C andida being no exception. This is in part due to the severe …

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fungemia: An Emerging Infectious Disease

P Munoz, E Bouza, M Cuenca-Estrella… - Clinical infectious …, 2005‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Saccharomyces cerevisiae is well known in the baking and brewing industry
and is also used as a probiotic in humans. However, it is a very uncommon cause of …

Trends in the postmortem epidemiology of invasive fungal infections at a university hospital

AH Groll, PM Shah, C Mentzel, M Schneider… - Journal of infection, 1996‏ - Elsevier
BACKGROUND.: Due to the lack of reliable diagnostic tools, clinical data on the significance
of most invasive fungal infections are difficult to assess and information on frequency …

Epidemiology of Nosocomial Fungal Infections, with Emphasis on Candida Species

WR Jarvis - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1995‏ - academic.oup.com
Currently, about 180 hospitals participate in the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance
(NNIS) system. From January 1980 through April 1990, 27,200 fungal isolates causing …

New and emerging yeast pathogens

KC Hazen - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1995‏ - journals.asm.org
The most common yeast species that act as agents of human disease are Candida albicans,
Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, and Cryptococcus neoformans …

The epidemiological features of invasive mycotic infections in the San Francisco Bay area, 1992–1993: results of population-based laboratory active surveillance

JR Rees, RW Pinner, RA Hajjeh… - Clinical Infectious …, 1998‏ - academic.oup.com
Population-based active laboratory surveillance for invasive mycotic infections was
conducted during 1992 and 1993 in three California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, and …

Invasive Saccharomyces Infection: A Comprehensive Review

A Enache-Angoulvant… - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2005‏ - academic.oup.com
Background. Saccharomyces cerevisiae (also known as “baker's yeast” or “brewer's yeast”)
is mostly considered to be an occasional digestive commensal. However, since the 1990s …

Fungal infections in cancer patients: an international autopsy survey

G Bodey, B Bueltmann, W Duguid, D Gibbs… - European Journal of …, 1992‏ - Springer
In an attempt to estimate the frequency of fungal infections among cancer patients, a survey
of autopsy examinations was conducted in multiple institutions in Europe, Japan and …