Emerging concepts in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

DS Lawrence, T Boyer-Chammard… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Emerging concepts in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Emerging concepts in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis : Current Opinion in …

Fast and simple tool for the quantification of biofilm-embedded cells sub-populations from fluorescent microscopic images

MI Bogachev, VY Volkov, OA Markelov, EY Trizna… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Fluorescent staining is a common tool for both quantitative and qualitative assessment of pro-
and eukaryotic cells sub-population fractions by using microscopy and flow cytometry …

Synergistic and antagonistic drug interactions in the treatment of systemic fungal infections

MA Wambaugh, ST Denham, M Ayala, B Brammer… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Invasive fungal infections cause 1.6 million deaths annually, primarily in
immunocompromised individuals. Mortality rates are as high as 90% due to limited …

Pulmonary cryptococcosis in the immunocompetent patient—many questions, some answers

JF Fisher, PA Valencia-Rey… - Open forum infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. There are no prospective data regarding the management of pulmonary
cryptococcosis in the immunocompetent patient. Clinical guidelines recommend oral …

Analysis of multiple components involved in the interaction between Cryptococcus neoformans and Acanthamoeba castellanii

J Rizzo, PC Albuquerque, JM Wolf, R Nascimento… - Fungal biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans is an environmental fungus that can cause lethal
meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals. The mechanisms by which …

The cytochrome P450BM-1 of Bacillus megaterium A14K is induced by 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin: Biophysical, molecular and biochemical …

A Hanano, M Shaban, D Almutlk, I Almousally - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The current study describes biological changes in Bacillus megaterium A14K cells growing
in the presence of 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), the most potent …

Evaluation of trypan blue stain in a haemocytometer for rapid detection of cerebrospinal fluid sterility in HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis

R Kwizera, A Akampurira, TK Kandole, K Nielsen… - BMC microbiology, 2017 - Springer
Background Quantitative culture is the most common method to determine the fungal burden
and sterility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) among persons with cryptococcal meningitis. A …

Quantification of live Lactobacillus acidophilus in mixed populations of live and killed by application of attenuated reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy …

PM Toziou, P Barmpalexis, P Boukouvala… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Since culture-based methods are costly and time consuming, alternative methods are
investigated for the quantification of probiotics in commercial products. In this work ATR …

Sensitivity of cerebrospinal fluid cytology for the diagnosis of cryptococcal infections: a 21-year single-institution retrospective review

KE McHugh, M Gersey, DD Rhoads… - American Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is the most common fungal infection of the
central nervous system diagnosed by cerebrospinal fluid cytology (CSF) studies. Existing …

Evaluation of trypan blue stain in the TC20 automated cell counter as a point-of-care for the enumeration of viable cryptococcal cells in cerebrospinal fluid

R Kwizera, A Akampurira, TK Kandole… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture can determine a quantitative viability of Cryptococcus
yeasts; however, culture has a long turnaround-time. The TC20 automated cell counter (Bio …