Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility profiles of clinical strains of Fonsecaea spp. isolated from patients with chromoblastomycosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rowena Alves CoelhoFábio Brito-SantosMaria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-CarvalhoJuliana Vitoria Dos Santos SilvaMaria Clara Gutierrez-GalhardoAntonio Carlos Francesconi do ValleRosely Maria Zancopé-OliveiraLuciana TrillesWieland MeyerDayvison Francis Saraiva FreitasRodrigo Almeida-Paes

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

F. monophora, the second most frequent Fonsecaea species in South America, predominated in patients raised and born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, without cerebral involvement in these cases. TRB, VRC, and the AMB/5FC combination should be further investigated as a treatment option for CBM.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
escherichia coli
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
subarachnoid hemorrhage
low birth weight
brain injury
preterm infants
single molecule
blood brain barrier
gestational age
preterm birth