Paracoccidioidomycosis

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a mycosis caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Sometimes called South American blastomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis is caused by a different fungus than that which causes blastomycosis. (From the Wikpedia article Paracoccidioidomycosis.)

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Recent Publications on Paracoccidioidomycosis:
Importance of the xenarthrans in the eco-epidemiology of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Several pathogens that cause important zoonotic...	19th November, 2009		BMC Res Notes. 2009 Nov 17;2(1):228. DOI Direct Link
Paracoccin from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; purification through affinity with chitin and identification of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity. The dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is the causative agent...	13th November, 2009	Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular e Bioagentes Patogenicos,	Yeast. 2009 Nov 10. DOI Direct Link
Fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient with paracoccidioidomycosis: first case report. Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis that is usually acquired...	13th November, 2009	Laboratory of Dermatology and Immunodeficiencies, and Laboratory of	Med Mycol. 2009 Nov 12.
TLR-2, TLR-4 and dectin-1 expression in human monocytes and neutrophils stimulated by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is an endemic mycosis in Latin America caused...	6th November, 2009	Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State	Med Mycol. 2009 Nov;47(7):722-33.
Paracoccidioidomycosis. Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by...	3rd November, 2009	Infectious diseases department, Uberlandia Medical School, Minas Gerais	Paediatr Respir Rev. 2009 Dec;10(4):161-5. Epub 2009 Sep 25. DOI Direct Link
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Paracoccidioidomycosis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
6541482	Carbocyclic nucleoside agents useful as selective inhibitors of proinflammatory cytokines
6841546	Substituted tetracycline compounds as antifungal agents
6875740	Combination of a cyclic hexapeptide with antifungal drugs for treatment of fungal pathogens
6884774	Cyclic hexapeptide derivatives
6884868	Cyclic hexapeptides having antibiotic activity
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