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ArticleBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]2021

Evolution of virulence-related phenotypes of Sporothrix brasiliensis isolates from patients with chronic sporotrichosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Ingrid Ludmila Rodrigues Cruz, Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas, Priscila Marques de Macedo, Maria Clara Gutierrez-Galhardo, Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle, Marcos de Abreu Almeida, Rowena Alves Coelho, Fábio Brito-Santos, Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira and 1 more

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Article in Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology], 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Historical Burden of Sporotrichosis in Brazil: a Systematic Review of Cases Reported from 1907 to 2020.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2022
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  8. Metabolic Plasticity and Virulence-Associated Factors ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  10. A neglected disease. Human sporotrichosis in a densely populated urban area in São Paulo, Brazil: clinical-epidemiological and therapeutic aspects.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2022
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  11. Sporotrichosis Caused by Non-Wild TypeFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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  13. Special issue on sporotrichosis: challenges to deal with the new emerging pathogenic species.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ingrid Ludmila Rodrigues CruzLaboratório de Micologia, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
Dayvison Francis Saraiva FreitasLaboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatologia Infecciosa, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Priscila Marques de MacedoLaboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatologia Infecciosa, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Maria Clara Gutierrez-GalhardoLaboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatologia Infecciosa, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Antonio Carlos Francesconi do ValleLaboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatologia Infecciosa, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Marcos de Abreu AlmeidaLaboratório de Micologia, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
Rowena Alves CoelhoLaboratório de Micologia, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
Fábio Brito-SantosLaboratório de Micologia, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-CarvalhoLaboratório de Micologia, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
Rosely Maria Zancopé-OliveiraLaboratório de Micologia, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
Rodrigo Almeida-PaesLaboratório de Micologia, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil. rodrigo.paes@ini.fiocruz.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-6058
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BR

Funding

Lacrimal Gland Repair Using Progenitor CellsR01EY026202 · NEI · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MAKARENKOVA, HELEN P. · 2016 to 2025
$5.2M
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 302796/2017-7Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (BR) 305487/2015-9Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR) E-26/202.527/2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sporotrichosis in immunocompromised patients has a high morbidity and may cause deaths. Particularly, patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with low T CD4 counts develop a chronic disease, with severe and widespread forms. Recently, the ability of Sporothrix brasiliensis, the main agent of zoonotic sporotrichosis, to increase its virulence in a diabetic patient without HIV infection was described. Since it was a unique finding, it is not known how often this occurs in patients with chronic and refractory sporotrichosis. The aim of this study is to compare sequential Sporothrix isolates obtained from patients with sporotrichosis and AIDS in order to detect changes in virulence-related phenotypes and acquisition of antifungal resistance during the evolution of the disease. Fungal growth in different substrates, antifungal susceptibility, thermotolerance, resistance to oxidative stress, and production of hydrolytic enzymes were evaluated. Correlations were assessed between clinical and phenotypic variables. Sixteen isolates, all identified as S. brasiliensis, obtained from five patients were studied. They grew well on glucose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, but poorly on lactate. Except from isolates collected from two patients, which were non-wild type for terbinafine, they were considered wild type for the antifungal drugs tested. Thermotolerance of the isolates was moderate to high. Except for phytase and phospholipase, isolates were able to produce virulence-related enzymes on different levels. Changes in all studied phenotypes were observed during the course of the disease in some patients. The results show that the HIV-driven immunosuppression is more relevant than fungal phenotypes on the unfavorable outcomes of disseminated sporotrichosis.

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AcetylglucosamineAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAnimalsAntifungal AgentsBiological EvolutionDrug Resistance, FungalFemaleGlucoseHumansLactic AcidMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedPhenotypeSporothrixAcetylglucosamineAntifungal AgentsGlucoseLactic AcidAIDSSporothrix brasiliensisSporotrichosisVirulence

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PMID32440844
PMCPMC7966698
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