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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

available in an in-house created reference database containing over 1,700 strains from the BCCM / IHEM fungal collection. Results: A total of 149 isolates including 18 yeasts and 131 filamentous fungi were ...

Superficial mycoses in Belgium: Burden, costs and antifungal drugs consumption

disability‐adjusted life years (DALY). Moreover, trends in systemic and topical antifungal consumption in ambulatory care were examined for the period 2010‐2017, together with their associated costs. Results Due to ...

Systemic antifungal drug use in Belgium-One of the biggest antifungal consumers in Europe.

between 2003 and 2016. Primary healthcare data were available for the azoles for the period 2010-2016. RESULTS: The majority of the antifungal consumption resulted from prescriptions of fluconazole and ...

Black aspergilli: A remaining challenge in fungal taxonomy?

up to clade level in the clinical lab. Our results indicate that MALDI- TOF MS can be a powerful tool to replace classical morphology. Health Topics:  Culture collection Cultuurcollectie Collection de ...

Decision criteria for MALDI-TOF MS-based identification of filamentous fungi using commercial and in-house reference databases

established. Furthermore, it remains unknown how far increasing the number of spots to compare results might improve identification performance. In this study, we used in-house and Bruker reference databases as ...

Induction of the specific allergic immune response is independent of proteases from the fungus Alternaria alternata.

inflammatory mediators, Th2 cytokines, and Alternaria-specific antibodies. However heat inactivation abrogated polyclonal IgE production. Similar results were obtained in C57BL /6 albeit lung expression of some ...

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.

results show that, not only A. alternata and A. fumigatus, but also indoor species have strong inflammatory and allergic properties and a harmful potency. Health Topics:  Lung inflammation Fungi Immunity ...

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