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MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
卷 48, 期 -, 页码 S45-S51出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2010.517224
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- NHMRC [352303]
- Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Australia
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Several Scedosporium species are clinically important emerging pathogens. Scedosporium prolificans is reported to be the most virulent of the species, while the recently described species Scedosporium aurantiacum, which accounts for a substantial proportion of Australian clinical isolates is capable of causing a range of serious infections. In addition, environmental surveys have revealed a high prevalence of S. aurantiacum in the urban Sydney region. This study was conducted to assess the virulence of selected S. aurantiacum strains recovered from patients who are colonized or have invasive disease, as well as those from environmental sources, in comparison with S. prolificans. PCR fingerprinting with the primer M13 revealed high genetic variation among the S. aurantiacum strains. We evaluated the virulence of eight S. aurantiacum and two S. prolificans strains in a murine model using an infectious dose of 2 x 10 0.05). There were significant strain-specific virulence differences (P < 0.005), indicating a possible link between genotype and virulence in S. aurantiacum.
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