Detection and identification of the aetiological agent of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) in two genera of ticks in Cyprus.
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Y Tselentis
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Dermatophytoses in Crete, Greece, between 1992 and 1996.
Pathological specimens from 1361 patients with clinical manifestations of dermatophytosis from the island of Crete, Greece, were examined for dermatophytes during a 5-year period (1992-96). Dermatophytes of the genus Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton were isolated from 327 (24%) of the patients. Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently isolated dermatophyte accounting for 44.4% of the strains, followed by M. canis (25%), T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (14.4%) and E. floccosum (7.6%). Less frequent isolates included T. mentagrophytes (3.4%), T. violaceum (3.1%), T. verrucosum (1.8%) and M. gypseum (0.3%). An analysis of the distribution and frequency of the dermatophytes according to the cutaneous area affected and the sex of the patients is also reported.
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Effects of cefepime, cefixime and ceftibuten on murine gut colonization by Candida albicans.
Crl:CD1(ICR) BR mice were fed chow containing Candida albicans or regular chow. Both groups were subsequently given either antibiotics or normal saline. Stool cultures were performed before, at the end of treatment and 1 week after treatment, to determine the effect on the stool yeast concentration. Candida-colonized mice treated with cefepime, cefixime or ceftibuten had higher (however not significantly) counts of the yeast in their stools than control Candida-fed mice treated with saline. A group of Candida-fed mice were treated with ceftriaxone, which is known to increase the yeast stool concentration significantly and served as positive control. Mice fed regular chow and treated with the study drugs or saline did not have any yeasts in their stools. Dissemination of Candida did not occur.
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Prospective evaluation of the impact of amoxicillin, clarithromycin and their combination on human gastrointestinal colonization by Candida species.
BACKGROUND: Amoxicillin and clarithromycin have been used extensively for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. However, no study has examined the impact of their combination on the Candida albicans concentration of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This is the first study examining and comparing directly the effect of amoxicillin, clarithromycin and their combination on the C. albicans concentration of the human GI tract. METHODS: Thirty-three adult patients (11 in each antibiotic group) were studied prospectively. Quantitative stool cultures for Candida were conducted at the beginning, the end and 1 week after the discontinuation of antibiotic treatment. RESULTS: All three regimens increased the GI colonization in patients by Candida. The combination of amoxicillin with clarithromycin caused the highest increase; however, this was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Amoxicillin and clarithromycin used either alone or in combination cause a small to moderate increase in GI colonization by Candida. Hence, these drugs could be safely used in patients at risk for candidiasis originating from the GI tract.
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