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Implementation of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry to Identify Fungi From the Indoor Environment as an Added Value to the Classical Morphology-Based Identification Tool
and guiding general practitioners in their search for the underlying cause of a health problem. Methods: In this study, 149 fungal air and dust isolates from 43 dwellings in Brussels were taken in ...
Superficial mycoses in Belgium: Burden, costs and antifungal drugs consumption
of superficial mycoses requires more attention due to their important incidence, health costs and antifungal drugs consumption. Objectives The objectives were to estimate the burden of superficial ...
Systemic antifungal drug use in Belgium-One of the biggest antifungal consumers in Europe.
To estimate patterns of Belgian inpatient and outpatient antifungal use and provide reference data for other countries. METHODS: Consumption records of antifungals were collected in Belgian hospitals ...
Black aspergilli: A remaining challenge in fungal taxonomy?
mass spectrometry (MALDI- TOF MS) was tested and the antifungal susceptibilities of clinical isolates were evaluated. A total of 175 strains were molecularly analyzed. Three regions were amplified (ITS, ...
Subcutaneous Granulomatous Inflammation due to Basidiobolomycosis: Case Reports of 3 Patients in Buruli Ulcer Endemic Areas in Benin.
antifungal therapy. On visiting the patients at their homes, two were reported to have died of unknown causes. The third patient was found alive and well and had experienced local spontaneous healing. ...
Decision criteria for MALDI-TOF MS-based identification of filamentous fungi using commercial and in-house reference databases
well as a panel of 422 isolates belonging to 126 species to test various thresholds. Ten distinct identification algorithms requiring one to four spots were tested. RESULTS: Our findings indicate that ...
Induction of the specific allergic immune response is independent of proteases from the fungus Alternaria alternata.
untreated or heat treated (protease inactivated) extracts were compared in BALB /c, C57BL /6, TLR4 KO, and MyD88 KO mice. In BALB /c mice, both extracts induced similar lung inflammation, upregulation of ...
Investigation of inflammatory and allergic responses to common mold species: Results from in vitro experiments, from a mouse model of asthma, and from a group of asthmatic patients.
allergenic properties of more typical indoor species Aspergillus versicolor, P. chrysogenum, C. cladosporioïdes, and C. sphaerospermum that were compared to A. alternata and A. fumigatus. In a mouse model, ...