(1) The results confirm studies performed in our laboratory on cytotoxicity and on functional membrane proteins of fungal and mammalian cells [1,2], suggesting a common mechanism of toxicity by the action of hydrophobic xenobiotics on biomembranes.
(2) Cyclosporine is a fungal endecapeptide of novel chemical structure that causes preferential inhibition of T helper cells.
(3) 27 had fungal corneal ulcers and seven had bacterial corneal ulcers.
(4) Morphologic and microbiologic study of the operation and biopsy specimens, obtained from 73 patients with odontogenic inflammatory processes has shown that in 38% of cases the inflammation was induced by mixed fungal and bacterial flora.
(5) The molecular structure of the hexagonal crystal form of porcine pepsin (EC 3.4.23.1), an aspartic proteinase from the gastric mucosa, has been determined by molecular replacement using the fungal enzyme, penicillopepsin (EC 3.4.23.6), as the search model.
(6) These findings in a patient with acute leukaemia are strongly suspicious of fungal infection, and percutaneous fine-needle aspiration under ultrasound or computed tomography-guidance is indicated.
(7) This animal model shows that protective immunity can be established, and once developed, provide a better model for the study of important aspects of immunity in fungal disease.
(8) Both techniques are used by industry and regulatory agencies to monitor levels of fungal contamination at various stages of food handling, storing, processing and marketing.
(9) Amphotericin B has a broad spectrum of action that includes most of the major fungal pathogens of man.
(10) After successful right adrenalectomy the clinical signs of Cushing's syndrome disappeared and no evidence of either bacterial or fungal infection were noted one year postoperatively.
(11) Although T cells were reduced in number in patients with SLE, their function appeared unimpaired, as shown by normal lymphocyte transformation to phytohemagglutinin and bacterial and fungal antigens.
(12) In this review, many of the recent scientific advances that have been made in the immunological aspects of the pathogenesis of fungal infections are presented.
(13) Although there was no significant difference in overall mortality between the groups, fewer deaths were ascribed to acute systemic fungal infections in the group receiving fluconazole than in the group receiving placebo (1 of 179 vs. 10 of 177, P less than 0.001).
(14) The regulation of excessive fluorescence of fungal cells during microscopic observation is discussed.
(15) A high index of suspicion should be maintained when transplanting lungs containing Candida species, as we believe there is substantial evidence of donor transmission of the fungal agents.
(16) Results showed no consistent difference in either the total viable fungal content or the number of different mold species encountered between the labeled and unlabeled foods.
(17) The allylamines represent one of the newest classes of compounds shown to be effective in the management of fungal disorders.
(18) Ionic flux is most likely to regulate the chemiosmotic potential differences across vacuolysosomal membranes in animal, plant, and fungal cells.
(19) To determine whether virulence might be related to C. albicans growth in different proteolytic environments, we measured renal fungal load in burned mice and found significantly greater Candida census in kidneys from mice that were challenged with a high proteinase-generating parent C. albicans (MY 1044) versus those that were challenged with its low proteinase-generating mutant (MY 1049).
(20) There was an 11.4 percent incidence of positive bacterial or fungal cultures from the catheter tip.
Fungous
Definition:
(a.) Of the nature of fungi; spongy.
(a.) Growing suddenly, but not substantial or durable.
Example Sentences:
(1) Superficial fungous infections of the skin often are difficult therapeutic problems especially if the laboratory identification of the organism, necessary to guide selection of means of treatment, is not obtained.
(2) Authors emphasize the pathogenetic importance of fungous dimorphism and its consequence in the usefulness of antimycotic drugs.
(3) Several possibilities of fungous etiology for meningo-encephalitis are shortly exposed, with the literature data on the liquor characters.
(4) They all had a voluminous fungous tumoral mass, that extended from the gingiva to the buccal vestibule or palate.
(5) This has been demonstrated in the last ten years and is absolutely indicated for major heart failure, ongoing sepsis, fungous etiology, valve obstruction, new-onset heart block, and unstable prosthesis by fluoroscopy.
(6) The incidence of dermatophytes is stable since the last study of Juminer in Tunis (1964); Trichophyton violaceum is the most identified fungous; however, we attend the push of zoo-anthropophil dermatophytes, so that Microsporum canis.
(7) The toxicity of fungous cell walls was undiminished after exposure to strong alkali, a treatment which destroyed bacterial endotoxin.
(8) One had to be removed on suspicion of a fungous colonization which could not be verified after bacterial examination.
(9) Fungous burdens in the spleens of TNF-alpha-depleted mice were higher than they were in the infected control mice at days 2, 7, and 9 after infection, and the antibody-treated animals succumbed to the infection.
(10) The severe platelet deficit in both cases suggests that systemic histoplasmosis should be considered as a cause of thrombocytopenic purpura.To our knowledge, this is the first reported instance of direct transmission of Histoplasma capsulatum, and must be considered a hazard in homotransplantation.In vitro leukocyte cultures as a method for early diagnosis of certain disseminated fungous infections needs further investigation.
(11) The large number of fungous strains isolated from specimens coming from the respiratory tract is a possible source of diagnostic failures.
(12) A fungous culture was positive and confirmed the diagnosis of tinea circinata.
(13) The actual pathogenetic activity of a fungous strain may be established on a mycological approach by means of an accurate taxonomic definition: only few species have pathogenetic possibilities: f.i.
(14) A high incidence of fungous infection was found while there was a surprisingly low incidence of Trichomonal vaginitis.
(15) Lactic acid products were ineffective in fungous and Proteus dysbacteriosis.
(16) A study about 697 patients with fungous injuries of scalp and hairless skin shows that 50% of scalp lesions and 16% of hairless skin lesions are dermatophyties.