BACKGROUND: Sporotrichosis is an infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii. It primarily
involves the skin and lymphatic channels, but dissemination may occur. OBJECTIVE: We …

Background Most reported sporotrichosis cases came from South American countries, the
USA, India and Japan. This mycosis is also endemic in Northeast China. However, the …

Background Sporotrichosis is a mycosis frequently caused by Sporothrix schenckii,
Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa. The cell wall is a species-specific fungal …

Population-based surveillance and a case-control study were conducted in Abancay, Peru,
to estimate the burden of disease and to determine risk factors for sporadic …

The authors reported the isolation and genetic characterization of Sporothrix schenckii
strains from natural environmental samples and commercial amended and garden soils …

This paper contains a literature review of the occupational injuries and ill-health in
agriculture world-wide and a survey of the attempts that have been made to estimate the …

In recent decades, the frequency of invasive fungal infections has increased steadily,
resulting in considerable morbidity and mortality. The increasing number of fungal infections …

Sporotrichosis is a chronic, granulomatous and usually lymphocutaneous infection of
humans and animals caused by the dimorphic fungus, Sporothrix schenckii. This study …

Sporotrichosis is a mycotic infection rarely encountered in European countries, including
Italy. We describe lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in an immunocompetent 64-year-old …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary sporotrichosis is a rare event. Sporothrix schenckii is a
dimorphic fungus and develops at 37 C in yeast form. Usually hyphae are not observed in …