Journal: Archives of Razi Institute

Article Title: Study of Microbial Infections and Some Immunological Parameters among Covid-19 in ICU Patients in Najaf Governorate, Iraq

doi: 10.22092/ARI.2022.358102.2151

Figure Lengend Snippet: Concentration of Galactomannan serum level in Covid-19 patients admitted to intensive care units

Article Snippet: Invasive Pulmonary aspergillosis Detection Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis detection was carried out by Galactomannan Antigen Test in patients’ Serum by using a Human aspergillus galactomannan Antigen (GM-Ag) ELISA kit (My BioSource, USA).

Techniques: Concentration Assay

Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Article Title: Causal Agent Investigation and Treatment of Dogs Diagnosed with Discospondylitis in a Brucella canis Endemic Region

doi: 10.3390/vetsci11060279

Figure Lengend Snippet: CT and MR images of discospondylitis in a dog in which fungal infection had been diagnosed by galactomannan antigen testing. ( A ) Mid-sagittal CT of the mid-lumbar region and ( B ) transverse CT through the cranial aspect of L4 indicated by line in ( A ). Note the multifocal lesions (arrows in A ) and combined bone proliferation and lysis in ( B ). ( C ) Mid-sagittal and ( D ) transverse T1-weighted plus contrast MR images corresponding to the CT images. There is extensive contrast enhancement (*) in the vertebral bodies of L3 and L4 (in C ) and within the vertebral endplate (in D ).

Article Snippet: Twenty-six dogs underwent galactomannan antigen testing (twenty-five from serum, one from urine only, and, in one dog, both were tested) and were all considered negative; two dogs showed weakly positive tests that were not repeatably higher than the threshold for declaring positivity (i.e., 0.5; MiraVista Diagnostics).

Techniques: Infection, Lysis

Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Article Title: Causal Agent Investigation and Treatment of Dogs Diagnosed with Discospondylitis in a Brucella canis Endemic Region

doi: 10.3390/vetsci11060279

Figure Lengend Snippet: Tests performed on the 40 dogs in the ‘imaging diagnosis only’ group (in which an infectious cause was not identified).

Article Snippet: Twenty-six dogs underwent galactomannan antigen testing (twenty-five from serum, one from urine only, and, in one dog, both were tested) and were all considered negative; two dogs showed weakly positive tests that were not repeatably higher than the threshold for declaring positivity (i.e., 0.5; MiraVista Diagnostics).

Techniques: Imaging, Biomarker Discovery

Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Article Title: Causal Agent Investigation and Treatment of Dogs Diagnosed with Discospondylitis in a Brucella canis Endemic Region

doi: 10.3390/vetsci11060279

Figure Lengend Snippet: Tests performed on the 45 dogs in the ‘ presumed etiologic agent ’ group (in which an infectious cause was identified).

Article Snippet: Twenty-six dogs underwent galactomannan antigen testing (twenty-five from serum, one from urine only, and, in one dog, both were tested) and were all considered negative; two dogs showed weakly positive tests that were not repeatably higher than the threshold for declaring positivity (i.e., 0.5; MiraVista Diagnostics).

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Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Article Title: Blastomyces helicus , a New Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Pulmonary and Systemic Disease in Humans and Animals in Western Canada and the United States

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy483

Figure Lengend Snippet: Epidemiological and Clinicopathological Details of Human Cases of Blastomyces helicus Infection

Article Snippet: In addition, cross-reactivity occurred with a Histoplasma galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista, Indianapolis, Indiana) in 1 human case (h9; >25 ng/mL [reference < 0.5 ng/mL] [ ]) and Blastomyces galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista) in 1 veterinary case (v4; values unknown).

Techniques: Histopathology, Isolation, Northern Blot

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Article Title: Blastomyces helicus , a New Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Pulmonary and Systemic Disease in Humans and Animals in Western Canada and the United States

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy483

Figure Lengend Snippet: Epizoological and Clinicopathological Details of Veterinary Cases of Blastomyces helicus Infection

Article Snippet: In addition, cross-reactivity occurred with a Histoplasma galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista, Indianapolis, Indiana) in 1 human case (h9; >25 ng/mL [reference < 0.5 ng/mL] [ ]) and Blastomyces galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista) in 1 veterinary case (v4; values unknown).

Techniques: Histopathology

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Article Title: Blastomyces helicus , a New Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Pulmonary and Systemic Disease in Humans and Animals in Western Canada and the United States

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy483

Figure Lengend Snippet: Geographic origins of human and veterinary Blastomyces helicus isolates, juxtaposed with areas classically considered endemic for B. dermatitidis (modified from based on ).

Article Snippet: In addition, cross-reactivity occurred with a Histoplasma galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista, Indianapolis, Indiana) in 1 human case (h9; >25 ng/mL [reference < 0.5 ng/mL] [ ]) and Blastomyces galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista) in 1 veterinary case (v4; values unknown).

Techniques: Modification

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Article Title: Blastomyces helicus , a New Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Pulmonary and Systemic Disease in Humans and Animals in Western Canada and the United States

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy483

Figure Lengend Snippet: Chest radiography findings of 3 patients with pulmonary disease caused by Blastomyces helicus . A , Chest x-ray demonstrating diffuse nodules (case h8). B , Axial view of computed tomography (CT) of chest showing diffuse nodules and bilateral apical consolidation with cavitation (case h9). C , Axial view of CT of chest showing diffuse ground glass opacities, peribronchovascular nodules, and pleural effusions (case h5, from ).

Article Snippet: In addition, cross-reactivity occurred with a Histoplasma galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista, Indianapolis, Indiana) in 1 human case (h9; >25 ng/mL [reference < 0.5 ng/mL] [ ]) and Blastomyces galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista) in 1 veterinary case (v4; values unknown).

Techniques: Computed Tomography

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Article Title: Blastomyces helicus , a New Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Pulmonary and Systemic Disease in Humans and Animals in Western Canada and the United States

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy483

Figure Lengend Snippet: Multiply-budding yeast-like cells of Blastomyces helicus in calcofluor white stain of bronchoalveolar fluid ( A ) and in gram stain of growth from a positive blood culture bottle (case h8) ( B ).

Article Snippet: In addition, cross-reactivity occurred with a Histoplasma galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista, Indianapolis, Indiana) in 1 human case (h9; >25 ng/mL [reference < 0.5 ng/mL] [ ]) and Blastomyces galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista) in 1 veterinary case (v4; values unknown).

Techniques: Staining

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Article Title: Blastomyces helicus , a New Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Pulmonary and Systemic Disease in Humans and Animals in Western Canada and the United States

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy483

Figure Lengend Snippet: Results of Antifungal Susceptibility Testing for 4 Blastomyces helicus Isolates From Humans

Article Snippet: In addition, cross-reactivity occurred with a Histoplasma galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista, Indianapolis, Indiana) in 1 human case (h9; >25 ng/mL [reference < 0.5 ng/mL] [ ]) and Blastomyces galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista) in 1 veterinary case (v4; values unknown).

Techniques: Concentration Assay

Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Article Title: Blastomyces helicus , a New Dimorphic Fungus Causing Fatal Pulmonary and Systemic Disease in Humans and Animals in Western Canada and the United States

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy483

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A-D ) Morphological features of Blastomyces helicus in culture. A , Colonies showing mold to yeast transition on potato dextrose agar after 13 days at 35°C (case v1 isolate). B-C . Yeast-like phase at 35°C showing multiply-budding yeast-like cells proliferating in short branched chains (case h4 and h1 isolates, respectively). D , Mycelial phase at 25°C showing typical helically coiled hyphae and absence of conidia (case h2 isolate).

Article Snippet: In addition, cross-reactivity occurred with a Histoplasma galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista, Indianapolis, Indiana) in 1 human case (h9; >25 ng/mL [reference < 0.5 ng/mL] [ ]) and Blastomyces galactomannan urinary antigen (Miravista) in 1 veterinary case (v4; values unknown).

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Journal: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

Article Title: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and Influenza co-infection in immunocompetent hosts: case reports and review of the literature ☆

doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.01.014

Figure Lengend Snippet: Case reports of Influenza and invasive Aspergillus co-infection in immunocompetent patients

Article Snippet: BAL galactomannan antigen was elevated to >9.99 (reference range <0.50, Quest Diagnostics).

Techniques: Biomarker Discovery, Blocking Assay