"Zygomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Infection in humans and animals caused by fungi in the class Zygomycetes. It includes MUCORMYCOSIS and entomophthoramycosis. The latter is a tropical infection of subcutaneous tissue or paranasal sinuses caused by fungi in the order Entomophthorales. Phycomycosis, closely related to zygomycosis, describes infection with members of Phycomycetes, an obsolete classification.
| Descriptor ID |
D020096
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.980
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zygomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Zygomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective, matched case-control study to assess risks for disease and outcome. J Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15; 200(6):1002-11.
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Pulmonary zygomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients in the current era. Am J Transplant. 2009 Sep; 9(9):2166-71.
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Acute wound closure and reconstruction following head zygomycosis: presentation of two cases and review of literature. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2008 Oct; 24(7):507-13.
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Breakthrough zygomycosis after voriconazole administration among patients with hematologic malignancies who receive hematopoietic stem-cell transplants or intensive chemotherapy. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2007 Apr; 39(7):425-9.
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Posaconazole as salvage therapy for zygomycosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Jan; 50(1):126-33.