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ArticleScientific reports2024

Exophiala species in household environments and their antifungal resistance profile.

Nahid Kondori, Daniel Jaén-Luchoro, Roger Karlsson, Bahman Abedzaedeh, Helena Hammarström, Bodil Jönsson

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. First case report of onychomycosis caused byMedical mycology case reports · 2026
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  3. Is the Exophiala complex a silent threat in Brazil? A systematic review.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2026
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  5. Clinical and Molecular Advances on the Black YeastInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  6. Baicalein combined with azoles against fungiFrontiers in microbiology · 2025
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  7. The Brief Case: Hidden in plain sight-Journal of clinical microbiology · 2024
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6 authors.

Nahid KondoriDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 7193, 402 34, Gothenburg, Sweden. nahid.kondori@microbio.gu.se.
Daniel Jaén-LuchoroDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 7193, 402 34, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Roger KarlssonDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 7193, 402 34, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bahman AbedzaedehDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Helena HammarströmDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 7193, 402 34, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bodil JönssonDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 7193, 402 34, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The black fungus Exophiala causes a wide range of infections from superficial to subcutaneous, but also invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients as well as healthy individuals. In addition, Exophiala, is a common colonizer of the air ways of patients with cystic fibrosis. However, the source of infection and mode of transmission is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Exophiala in samples collected from Swedish indoor environments. We found that the Exophiala species were commonly found in dishwashers and that Exophiala dermatitidis was the most common Exophiala species, being identified in 70% (26 out of the 37) of samples. Almost all E. dermatitidis isolates had the ability to grow at 42 °C (P = 0.0002) and were catalase positive. Voriconazole and posaconazole exhibited the lowest MICs, while caspofungin and anidulafungin lack the antifungal activities in vitro. Future studies are needed to illuminate the transmission mode of the fungi.

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Antifungal AgentsDrug Resistance, FungalExophialaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsFamily CharacteristicsHumansPhaeohyphomycosisSwedenTriazolesVoriconazoleAntifungal AgentsposaconazoleTriazolesVoriconazoleBlack fungiExophiala dermatitidisFilamentous fungiIndoor environments

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PMCPMC11291800

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