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flucytosine and Abscess

flucytosine has been researched along with Abscess in 15 studies

Flucytosine: A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent.
flucytosine : An organofluorine compound that is cytosine that is substituted at position 5 by a fluorine. A prodrug for the antifungal 5-fluorouracil, it is used for the treatment of systemic fungal infections.

Abscess: Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"A patient with thoracic cryptococcal osteomyelitis was treated successfully with the combination of fluconazole and flucytosine."7.71Successful treatment of cryptococcal osteomyelitis and paraspinous abscess with fluconazole and flucytosine. ( Cook, PP, 2001)
" Staining with periodic acid-Schiff, Grocott's methenamine silver and Fontana-Masson revealed yeast-form fungus in the granulomas."3.74Granulomatous prostatitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans: diagnostic usefulness of special stains and molecular analysis of 18S rDNA. ( Murakami, C; Nakano, N; Wada, R; Wakasaya, Y; Yagihashi, S; Yajima, N; Yamato, K; Yoneyama, T, 2008)
"A patient with thoracic cryptococcal osteomyelitis was treated successfully with the combination of fluconazole and flucytosine."3.71Successful treatment of cryptococcal osteomyelitis and paraspinous abscess with fluconazole and flucytosine. ( Cook, PP, 2001)
"A 60-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) presented with multifocal muscle abscesses of the legs."1.51Multifocal muscle candidiasis of the legs in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: A case report. ( Li, L; Yang, M; Yang, X; Yi, P; Zhang, Y, 2019)
" Predisposing factors consisted of recent exposure to cytotoxic chemotherapy, long-term use of prednisone, neutropenia, antibiotic therapy for greater than three weeks, and gastrointestinal tract colonization with Candida."1.27Diagnosis and treatment of splenic fungal abscesses in the immune-suppressed patient. ( Carrico, CJ; Helton, WS; Schaller, R; Zaveruha, PA, 1986)

Research

Studies (15)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19904 (26.67)18.7374
1990's4 (26.67)18.2507
2000's4 (26.67)29.6817
2010's2 (13.33)24.3611
2020's1 (6.67)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Cho, YJ1
Han, SI1
Lim, SC1
Poenaru, SM1
Rofaiel, R1
Hosseini-Moghaddam, SM1
Yi, P1
Yang, X1
Yang, M1
Zhang, Y1
Li, L1
Maliner, LI1
Drohan, L1
Colby, CE1
Brindle, ME1
Sanislo, S1
Ariagno, RL1
Wada, R1
Nakano, N1
Yajima, N1
Yoneyama, T1
Wakasaya, Y1
Murakami, C1
Yamato, K1
Yagihashi, S1
Oelz, O1
Schaffner, A1
Frick, P1
Schaer, G1
Busch, M1
Weiler, H1
Frühmorgen, P1
Rühl, U1
Roos, W1
Lindner, A1
Becker, G1
Warmuth-Metz, M1
Schalke, BC1
Bogdahn, U1
Toyka, KV1
Gupta, M1
Weinberger, B1
Whitley-Williams, PN1
Cook, PP1
Gross, PA1
Patel, C1
Spitler, LE1
Conly, J1
Rennie, R1
Johnson, J1
Farah, S1
Hellman, L1
White, CJ1
Kwon-Chung, KJ1
Gallin, JI1
Helton, WS1
Carrico, CJ1
Zaveruha, PA1
Schaller, R1

Other Studies

15 other studies available for flucytosine and Abscess

ArticleYear
Cryptococcal infection presenting as soft tissue abscess and arthritis: Case report.
    Medicine, 2021, Jul-16, Volume: 100, Issue:28

    Topics: Abscess; Aged; Antifungal Agents; Arthritis; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Diagnosis, Dif

2021
    BMJ case reports, 2017, Oct-11, Volume: 2017

    Topics: Abscess; Acute Kidney Injury; Antifungal Agents; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Flucytosin

2017
Multifocal muscle candidiasis of the legs in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: A case report.
    Medicine, 2019, Volume: 98, Issue:8

    Topics: Abscess; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Candida tropicalis; Candidiasis;

2019
Successful treatment of cryptococcal osteomyelitis and paraspinous abscess.
    Southern medical journal, 2002, Volume: 95, Issue:8

    Topics: Abscess; Antifungal Agents; Cryptococcosis; Fluconazole; Flucytosine; Humans; Osteomyelitis; Thoraci

2002
Candida (amphotericin-sensitive) lens abscess associated with decreasing arterial blood flow in a very low birth weight preterm infant.
    Pediatrics, 2002, Volume: 110, Issue:5

    Topics: Abscess; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Cataract Extraction; Endo

2002
Granulomatous prostatitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans: diagnostic usefulness of special stains and molecular analysis of 18S rDNA.
    Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases, 2008, Volume: 11, Issue:2

    Topics: Abscess; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Carmine; Coloring Agents; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus n

2008
Trichosporon capitatum: thrush-like oral infection, local invasion, fungaemia and metastatic abscess formation in a leukaemic patient.
    The Journal of infection, 1983, Volume: 6, Issue:2

    Topics: Abscess; Adult; Amphotericin B; Blood; Female; Flucytosine; Humans; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Mitosp

1983
[Paranasal sinus mycetoma with orbital involvement in a patient with AIDS].
    Bildgebung = Imaging, 1995, Volume: 62, Issue:3

    Topics: Abscess; Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Aspergillo

1995
Magnetic resonance image findings of spinal intramedullary abscess caused by Candida albicans: case report.
    Neurosurgery, 1995, Volume: 36, Issue:2

    Topics: Abscess; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Flucytosine; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medulla

1995
Cutaneous aspergillosis in a neonate.
    The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 1996, Volume: 15, Issue:5

    Topics: Abscess; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Aspergillosis; Dermatomycoses; Diagnosis, Differential;

1996
Successful treatment of cryptococcal osteomyelitis and paraspinous abscess with fluconazole and flucytosine.
    Southern medical journal, 2001, Volume: 94, Issue:9

    Topics: Abscess; Adult; Antifungal Agents; Cryptococcosis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fluconazole; F

2001
Disseminated Cryptococcus treated with transfer factor.
    JAMA, 1978, Nov-24, Volume: 240, Issue:22

    Topics: Abscess; Aged; Amphotericin B; Cryptococcosis; Flucytosine; Heart; Humans; Lung Abscess; Male; Remis

1978
Disseminated candidiasis due to amphotericin B-resistant Candida albicans.
    The Journal of infectious diseases, 1992, Volume: 165, Issue:4

    Topics: Abscess; Adult; Amphotericin B; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Flucytosi

1992
Chronic granulomatous disease of childhood. An unusual case of infection with Aspergillus nidulans var. echinulatus.
    American journal of clinical pathology, 1988, Volume: 90, Issue:3

    Topics: Abscess; Amphotericin B; Aspergillosis; Aspergillus nidulans; Blood Transfusion; Child, Preschool; F

1988
Diagnosis and treatment of splenic fungal abscesses in the immune-suppressed patient.
    Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 1986, Volume: 121, Issue:5

    Topics: Abscess; Adolescent; Adult; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential;

1986