(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.
Tinea
Definition:
(n.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.
(n.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tinea versicolor was the commonest superficial dermatomycosis affecting nearly half of all adults seen.
(2) Epidemiological an mycological data of a 30 years long study on 366 cases of tinea manuum.
(3) Morphologic features of Malassezia(M.) furfur in the horny layer from clinical lesions of tinea versicolor were examined by scanning electron microscopy and compared with the appearance of fungus in the horny layer from normal skin and in culture.
(4) Other isolates of this organism as the cause of tinea capitis were made in this city during that year.
(5) In an open study 58 patients with chronic dermatophytosis mainly caused by Trichophyton rubrum and five patients with Tinea capitis were treated with ketoconazole.
(6) A case of tinea of the pinna, mistaken for chondritis, is presented.
(7) A literature review revealed only 35 reported cases classified as tinea faciei, most of which also were misdiagnosed originally.
(8) Pityriasis versicolor (Tinea versicolor) is a superficial chronic fungal infection caused by Pityrisporum species which are normal "inhabitants" of the cutaneous flora.
(9) The mycologic and pathophysiologic characteristics of tinea versicolor infection are discussed, and several hypothesis are offered to explain the presence of tinea versicolor in these patients.
(10) A 57-year-old Japanese man with tinea of the scrotum was described.
(11) In contrast, a very low incidence was noted in patients with tinea corporis (37%) and the squamous hyperkeratotic type of tinea pedis (36%).
(12) One hundred and thirty-four patients with tinea versicolor were divided into 3 treatment groups: (1) 30% sodium thiosulfate application, (2) 30% sodium thiosulfate application plus ultraviolet light, and (3) 30% sodium thiosulfate application, ultraviolet light, and meladinine tablets (amoidin 0.01 g and amidin 0.005 g).
(13) Tinea versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection that typically affects young adults in warm, humid climates.
(14) The incidence, clinical appearance and causative agent of tinea capitis among children of Ethiopian immigrants, was studied.
(15) M. canis was the most prevalent causal agent of tinea capitis and tinea corporis.
(16) These fixed treatments have some limitations, and they are not recommended for treating tinea capitis and tinea unguium.
(17) A total of 247 patients with tinea capitis were divided into two groups and treated with griseofulvin in two different ways: the first group received the drug every other day, and the second received it twice a week.
(18) Twenty-eight patients received 100 mg per day for 14 days, and two patients, one with tinea pedis and one with tinea manuum, were treated for 28 days.
(19) The cream preparation and solution of lactoconazole at concentrations of more than 0.25% were highly effective in either tinea models, and at concentrations of more than 1%, lactoconazole achieved complete mycological cure.
(20) Reddish-tan and fawn-colored hyperpigmentation in tinea versicolor of this type is not due to melanin pigment.