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Josep Guarro
Other affiliations: University of Delhi, Austral University of Chile, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ...read more
Bio: Josep Guarro is an academic researcher from Rovira i Virgili University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Amphotericin B & Posaconazole. The author has an hindex of 78, co-authored 687 publications receiving 24875 citations. Previous affiliations of Josep Guarro include University of Delhi & Austral University of Chile.
Topics: Amphotericin B, Posaconazole, Voriconazole, Genus, Hyphomycetes
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University of Cologne1, Hacettepe University2, Boston Children's Hospital3, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven4, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research5, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital6, Pasteur Institute7, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart8, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens9, Statens Serum Institut10, Second Military Medical University11, University Medical Center Utrecht12, University of Delhi13, Carlos III Health Institute14, Central European Institute of Technology15, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón16, University of Liverpool17, Innsbruck Medical University18, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre19, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre20, University of Milan21, University of Würzburg22
TL;DR: These European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and European Confederation of Medical Mycology Joint Clinical Guidelines focus on the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis and strongly recommend continuing treatment until complete response demonstrated on imaging and permanent reversal of predisposing factors.
725 citations
TL;DR: Analyses of rRNA and rDNA sequences constitute an important complement of the morphological criteria needed to allow clinical fungi to be more easily identified and placed on a single phylogenetic tree.
Abstract: Fungal infections, especially those caused by opportunistic species, have become substantially more common in recent decades. Numerous species cause human infections, and several new human pathogens are discovered yearly. This situation has created an increasing interest in fungal taxonomy and has led to the development of new methods and approaches to fungal biosystematics which have promoted important practical advances in identification procedures. However, the significance of some data provided by the new approaches is still unclear, and results drawn from such studies may even increase nomenclatural confusion. Analyses of rRNA and rDNA sequences constitute an important complement of the morphological criteria needed to allow clinical fungi to be more easily identified and placed on a single phylogenetic tree. Most of the pathogenic fungi so far described belong to the kingdom Fungi; two belong to the kingdom Chromista. Within the Fungi, they are distributed in three phyla and in 15 orders (Pneumocystidales, Saccharomycetales, Dothideales, Sordariales, Onygenales, Eurotiales, Hypocreales, Ophiostomatales, Microascales, Tremellales, Poriales, Stereales, Agaricales, Schizophyllales, and Ustilaginales).
487 citations
TL;DR: The phenotypic features for recognizing the new species Sporothrix brasiliensis, S. globosa, and S. luriei are the morphology of the sessile pigmented conidia, growth at 30, 35, and 37°C, and the assimilation of sucrose, raffinose, and ribitol, which are key for recognizing these species.
Abstract: Sporothrix schenckii is the species responsible for sporotrichosis, a fungal infection caused by the traumatic implantation of this dimorphic fungus. Recent molecular studies have demonstrated that this species constitutes a complex of numerous phylogenetic species. Since the delineation of such species could be of extreme importance from a clinical point of view, we have studied a total of 127 isolates, most of which were received as S. schenckii, including the available type strains of species currently considered synonyms, and also some close morphological species. We have phenotypically characterized all these isolates using different culture media, growth rates at different temperatures, and numerous nutritional tests and compared their calmodulin gene sequences. The molecular analysis revealed that Sporothrix albicans, S. inflata, and S. schenckii var. luriei are species that are clearly different from S. schenckii. The combination of these phenetic and genetic approaches allowed us to propose the new species Sporothrix brasiliensis, S. globosa, and S. mexicana. The key phenotypic features for recognizing these species are the morphology of the sessile pigmented conidia, growth at 30, 35, and 37°C, and the assimilation of sucrose, raffinose, and ribitol.
419 citations
University of Milan1, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre2, The Catholic University of America3, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón4, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens5, Innsbruck Medical University6, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre7, Central European Institute of Technology8, University of Cologne9, Hacettepe University10, Paris Descartes University11, Boston Children's Hospital12, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven13, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research14, Pasteur Institute15, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital16, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart17, Statens Serum Institut18, Second Military Medical University19, University Medical Center Utrecht20, University of Delhi21, Carlos III Health Institute22, University of Liverpool23, University of Würzburg24
TL;DR: Mycoses summarized in the hyalohyphomycosis group are heterogeneous, defined by the presence of hyaline (non-dematiaceous) hyphae, and management usually consists of surgery and antifungal treatment, depending on the clinical presentation.
391 citations
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TL;DR: This Secret History documentary follows experts as they pick through the evidence and reveal why the plague killed on such a scale, and what might be coming next.
Abstract: Secret History: Return of the Black Death Channel 4, 7-8pm In 1348 the Black Death swept through London, killing people within days of the appearance of their first symptoms. Exactly how many died, and why, has long been a mystery. This Secret History documentary follows experts as they pick through the evidence and reveal why the plague killed on such a scale. And they ask, what might be coming next?
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TL;DR: The approach to utilizing available RNA-Seq and other data types in the authors' manual curation process for vertebrate, plant, and other species is summarized, and a new direction for prokaryotic genomes and protein name management is described.
Abstract: The RefSeq project at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) maintains and curates a publicly available database of annotated genomic, transcript, and protein sequence records (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/). The RefSeq project leverages the data submitted to the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) against a combination of computation, manual curation, and collaboration to produce a standard set of stable, non-redundant reference sequences. The RefSeq project augments these reference sequences with current knowledge including publications, functional features and informative nomenclature. The database currently represents sequences from more than 55,000 organisms (>4800 viruses, >40,000 prokaryotes and >10,000 eukaryotes; RefSeq release 71), ranging from a single record to complete genomes. This paper summarizes the current status of the viral, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic branches of the RefSeq project, reports on improvements to data access and details efforts to further expand the taxonomic representation of the collection. We also highlight diverse functional curation initiatives that support multiple uses of RefSeq data including taxonomic validation, genome annotation, comparative genomics, and clinical testing. We summarize our approach to utilizing available RNA-Seq and other data types in our manual curation process for vertebrate, plant, and other species, and describe a new direction for prokaryotic genomes and protein name management.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham1, University of Michigan2, University of Wisconsin-Madison3, Duke University4, University of Lausanne5, University of California, Los Angeles6, Georgia Regents University7, Radboud University Nijmegen8, University of Texas at Austin9, Rowan University10, AstraZeneca11, National Institutes of Health12, Wayne State University13
TL;DR: These updated guidelines replace the previous guidelines published in the 15 January 2004 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients who either have or are at risk of these infections.
Abstract: Guidelines for the management of patients with invasive candidiasis and mucosal candidiasis were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. These updated guidelines replace the previous guidelines published in the 15 January 2004 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients who either have or are at risk of these infections. Since 2004, several new antifungal agents have become available, and several new studies have been published relating to the treatment of candidemia, other forms of invasive candidiasis, and mucosal disease, including oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis. There are also recent prospective data on the prevention of invasive candidiasis in high-risk neonates and adults and on the empiric treatment of suspected invasive candidiasis in adults. This new information is incorporated into this revised document.
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North Carolina State University1, Wageningen University and Research Centre2, University of the Free State3, Rothamsted Research4, University of Córdoba (Spain)5, Imperial College London6, Texas A&M University7, Max Planck Society8, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation9, University of Bristol10
TL;DR: A short resumé of each fungus in the Top 10 list and its importance is presented, with the intent of initiating discussion and debate amongst the plant mycology community, as well as laying down a bench-mark.
Abstract: The aim of this review was to survey all fungal pathologists with an association with the journal Molecular Plant Pathology and ask them to nominate which fungal pathogens they would place in a 'Top 10' based on scientific/economic importance. The survey generated 495 votes from the international community, and resulted in the generation of a Top 10 fungal plant pathogen list for Molecular Plant Pathology. The Top 10 list includes, in rank order, (1) Magnaporthe oryzae; (2) Botrytis cinerea; (3) Puccinia spp.; (4) Fusarium graminearum; (5) Fusarium oxysporum; (6) Blumeria graminis; (7) Mycosphaerella graminicola; (8) Colletotrichum spp.; (9) Ustilago maydis; (10) Melampsora lini, with honourable mentions for fungi just missing out on the Top 10, including Phakopsora pachyrhizi and Rhizoctonia solani. This article presents a short resume of each fungus in the Top 10 list and its importance, with the intent of initiating discussion and debate amongst the plant mycology community, as well as laying down a bench-mark. It will be interesting to see in future years how perceptions change and what fungi will comprise any future Top 10.
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