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Chen XQ, Zheng DY, Xiao YY, Dong BL, Cao CW, Ma L, Tong ZS, Zhu M, Liu ZH, Xi LY, Fu M, Jin Y, Yin B, Li FQ, Li XF, Abliz P, Liu HF, Zhang Y, Yu N, Wu WW, Xiong XC, Zeng JS, Huang HQ, Jiang YP, Chen GZ, Pan WH, Sang H, Wang Y, Guo Y, Shi DM, Yang JX, Chen W, Wan Z, Li RY, Wang AP, Ran YP, Yu J. Aetiology of tinea capitis in China: A multicentre prospective study. Br J Dermatol 2021; 186:705-712. [PMID: 34741300 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tinea capitis is still common in developing countries, such as China. Its pathogen spectrum varies across regions and changes over time. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to clarify the current epidemiological characteristics and pathogen spectrum of tinea capitis in China. METHODS A multicentre, prospective descriptive study involving 29 tertiary hospitals in China was conducted. From August 2019 to July 2020, 611 patients with tinea capitis were enrolled. Data concerning demography, risk factors and fungal tests were collected. The pathogens were further identified by morphology or molecular sequencing when necessary in the central laboratory. RESULTS Among all enrolled patients, 74.1% of the cases were 2- to 8-year-olds. The children with tinea capitis were mainly boys (56.2%) and more likely to have an animal contact history (57.4% vs. 35.3%, P = 0.012) and zoophilic dermatophyte infection (73.5%). The adults were mainly females (83.3%) and more likely to have anthropophilic agent infection (53.5%). The most common pathogen was zoophilic Microsporum canis (354, 65.2%), followed by anthropophilic Trichophyton violaceum (74, 13.6%). In contrast to the eastern, western and northeastern regions where zoophilic M. canis predominated, anthropophilic T. violaceum predominated in central China (69.2%, P < 0.0001), where the patients had the most tinea at other sites (20.3%) and dermatophytosis contact (25.9%) with the least animal contact (38.8%). Microsporum ferrugineum was the most common anthropophilic agent in the western area, especially in Xinjiang Province. CONCLUSIONS Boys aged approximately 5 years were mainly affected. Dermatologists are advised to pay more attention to the different transmission routes and pathogen spectra in different age groups from different regions.
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- X-Q Chen
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Wuhan No.1 Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Wuhan No.1 Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Affiliated Hangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Dermatology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Fifth People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Changhai Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Jining No, People's Hospital, Jining, China
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- Department of Dermatology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Control and Evaluation of Cosmetics, Beijing, China
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Cai L, Gu J, Zheng J, Zheng M, Wang G, Xi LY, Hao F, Liu XM, Sun QN, Wang Y, Lai W, Fang H, Tu YT, Sun Q, Chen J, Gao XH, Gu Y, Teixeira HD, Zhang JZ, Okun MM. Efficacy and safety of adalimumab in Chinese patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: results from a phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 31:89-95. [PMID: 27504914 PMCID: PMC5215651 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background This phase 3 trial is the first to evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment with the systemic TNF‐α inhibitor, adalimumab, for Chinese patients with moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis. Methods In the 12‐week, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled Period A, patients were randomized 4 : 1 to receive adalimumab 40 mg every‐other‐week (following a single 80 mg dose), or placebo every‐other‐week. In the subsequent 12‐week, open‐label, Period B, all patients received adalimumab 40 mg every‐other‐week starting at week 13, following a single, blinded dose at week 12 of adalimumab 80 mg or matching placebo (for patients receiving placebo or adalimumab in Period A respectively). In Period A, efficacy was analysed for all randomized patients and safety for all patients receiving ≥1 dose of the study drug. Results For the 425 patients in this study (87 placebo; 338 adalimumab), a higher percentage randomized to adalimumab achieved the primary endpoint of ≥75% improvement from baseline in PASI score (PASI 75) at week 12: placebo 11.5% (10/87); adalimumab 77.8% (263/338; P < 0.001). Physician's Global Assessment of clear to minimal was achieved at week 12 by 14.9% placebo (13/87) and 80.5% adalimumab (272/338; P < 0.001). For patients who received adalimumab at any time during the study (All‐adalimumab Population), treatment‐emergent adverse events (AEs) were reported by 63.4%; the most common was upper respiratory infection (16.1%). Serious AEs were reported by 3.5% of the All‐adalimumab Population, and serious infectious AEs by 1.2%, which include lung infection, pneumonia and tuberculosis [2 (0.5%) patients each]. There was one death (chronic heart failure). Conclusion In these Chinese patients with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis, a significantly greater percentage treated with adalimumab compared with placebo achieved efficacy endpoints at week 12 and efficacy was sustained to week 24. Safety results were consistent with the known adalimumab safety profile; no new safety signals were identified in the 24 weeks of treatment.
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- L Cai
- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The first Affiliated Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University, PLA (Xijing Hospital), Xi'an, China
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- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University, PLA (Southwest Hospital), Chongqing, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Fort HealthCare, Fort Atkinson, WI, USA
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Li XQ, Guo BL, Cai WY, Zhang JM, Huang HQ, Zhan P, Xi LY, Vicente VA, Stielow B, Sun JF, de Hoog GS. The role of melanin pathways in extremotolerance and virulence of Fonsecaea revealed by de novo assembly transcriptomics using illumina paired-end sequencing. Stud Mycol 2016; 83:1-18. [PMID: 27504027 PMCID: PMC4969264 DOI: 10.1016/j.simyco.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Melanisation has been considered to be an important virulence factor of Fonsecaea monophora. However, the biosynthetic mechanisms of melanisation remain unknown. We therefore used next generation sequencing technology to investigate the transcriptome and digital gene expression data, which are valuable resources to better understand the molecular and biological mechanisms regulating melanisation in F. monophora. We performed de novo transcriptome assembly and digital gene expression (DGE) profiling analyses of parent (CBS 122845) and albino (CBS 125194) strains using the Illumina RNA-seq system. A total of 17 352 annotated unigenes were found by BLAST search of NR, Swiss-Prot, Gene Ontology, Clusters of Orthologous Groups and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) (E-value <1e‒5). A total of 2 283 unigenes were judged to be the differentially expressed between the two genotypes. We identified most of the genes coding for key enzymes involved in melanin biosynthesis pathways, including polyketide synthase (pks), multicopper oxidase (mco), laccase, tyrosinase and homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (hmgA). DEG analysis showed extensive down-regulation of key genes in the DHN pathway, while up-regulation was noted in the DOPA pathway of the albino mutant. The transcript levels of partial genes were confirmed by real time RT-PCR, while the crucial role of key enzymes was confirmed by either inhibitor or substrate tests in vitro. Meanwhile, numbers of genes involved in light sensing, cell wall synthesis, morphology and environmental stress were identified in the transcriptome of F. monophora. In addition, 3 353 SSRs (Simple Sequence Repeats) markers were identified from 21 600 consensus sequences. Blocking of the DNH pathway is the most likely reason of melanin deficiency in the albino strain, while the production of pheomelanin and pyomelanin were probably regulated by unknown transcription factors on upstream of both pathways. Most of genes involved in environmental tolerance to oxidants, irradiation and extreme temperatures were also assembled and annotated in transcriptomes of F. monophora. In addition, thousands of identified cSSR (combined SSR) markers will favour further genetic linkage studies. In conclusion, these data will contribute to understanding the regulation of melanin biosynthesis and help to improve the studies of pathogenicity of F. monophora.
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- X Q Li
- Department of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Dermatology Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China; CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Basic Pathology Department, Federal University of Paraná State, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Basic Pathology Department, Federal University of Paraná State, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Dermatology, First Hospital of Peking University, Beijing, China
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Li RY, Wang AP, Xu JH, Xi LY, Fu MH, Zhu M, Xu ML, Li XQ, Lai W, Liu WD, Lu XY, Gong ZQ. Efficacy and safety of 1 % terbinafine film-forming solution in Chinese patients with tinea pedis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, parallel-group study. Clin Drug Investig 2014; 34:223-30. [PMID: 24477462 PMCID: PMC3926983 DOI: 10.1007/s40261-014-0171-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background and objectives Superficial fungal skin infections are treated using topical antifungals. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of a single application of 1 % terbinafine film-forming solution (FFS) versus placebo for the treatment of tinea pedis in the Chinese population. Methods Six centers in China randomized 290 patients in a 1:1 ratio to receive either 1 % terbinafine FFS or FFS vehicle (placebo) once on the affected foot/feet. Efficacy assessments included microscopy and mycologic culture, and assessing clinical signs and symptoms at baseline, and at weeks 1 and 6 after the topical treatment. All adverse events were recorded. Results At week 6, 1 % terbinafine FFS was superior to placebo for effective treatment rate (63 vs. 8 %); clinical cure (30 vs. 6 %); mycological cure (86 vs. 12 %); negative microscopy (90 vs. 24 %); and negative mycological culture (90 vs. 27 %): all p ≤ 0.001 and clinically relevant. At week 6, 1 % terbinafine FFS was clinically superior to placebo for the absence of: erythema (69 vs. 29 %); desquamation (33 vs. 8 %); and pruritus (70 vs. 30 %): all p ≤ 0.001 and clinically relevant. At week 6, differences in the average total signs and symptoms scores were significantly lower for 1 % terbinafine FFS versus placebo (p ≤ 0.001). Both 1 % terbinafine FFS and placebo were safe and well tolerated based on adverse events and investigator and patient assessments. Conclusions This double-blind, randomized, multicenter study demonstrated one single topical application of 1 % terbinafine FFS was safe and effective in the treatment of tinea pedis in the Chinese population.
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- Ruo Yu Li
- Dermatology Department, Peking University First Hospital, 8# Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China,
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Wu SX, Guo NR, Li XF, Liao WQ, Chen M, Zhang QQ, Li CY, Li RY, Bulmer GS, Li DM, Xi LY, Lu S, Liu B, Zheng YC, Ran YP, Kuan YZ. Human pathogenic fungi in China--emerging trends from ongoing national survey for 1986, 1996, and 2006. Mycopathologia 2011; 171:387-93. [PMID: 21509517 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-011-9398-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This epidemiological survey was a retrospective study on three nodes during the past three decades on fungal infections representing the China, including Taiwan. Owing to rare publications reporting on dynamic epidemiological trends in the pathogen epidemiology in China, we surveyed the isolation rates and pathogenic fungi from 8 representative districts in China using uniform identification with uniform methodology. The pathogenic fungi isolation rates and species obtained from 1986 (n=9,096), 1996 (n=19,009), and 2006 (n=33,022) suggested that Trichophyton rubrum was the commonest organism cultured in 1980s (45.4%) and 1990s (34.5%), but Candida albicans increased significantly and reaching to its peak (26.9%) in 2006s' survey, and has become the most common isolate of fungal infections in China currently. In addition, Candida glabrata became the most common non-albicans species of Candida in 2006s' survey. At the same time, the incidence of molds also gradually increased. According to comparative analysis of the results of these three surveys, we found apparent differences in the isolation rates of different pathogenic fungi and the forefront 10 species in China varied significantly, and the dermatophytes decreased markedly, while yeasts, especially the Candida species and the molds, increased gradually during the past three decades. Less dermatophytic infections may suggest better access to healthcare or increase in Candida species indicated higher incidence of hospital acquired infections.
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- S X Wu
- Medical Mycology Culture Collection Centre, Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and PUMC, 12 Jiang-wan-miao Road, Nanjing, 210042 Jiangsu Province, China.
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Li RY, Wan Z, Wang AP, Shen YN, Lu CM, Li M, Xi LY, Liu WD, Zeng FQ. In vitro susceptibility testing of amorolfine in pathogenic fungi isolated from dermatomycosis patients in China. In vitro Empfindlichkeitsprufung mit Amorolfin an pathogenen Pilzen von Patienten mit Dermatomykosen in China. Mycoses 2004; 47:402-6. [PMID: 15504124 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01014.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The antifungal susceptibility of isolates from Chinese dermatomycosis patients to amorolfine was investigated following National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) protocols. In total, 383 isolates were tested, including 132 strains from tinea pedis, 148 strains from tinea corporis/cruris, and 103 strains from onychomycosis. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of amorolfine against dermatophytes ranged from 0.01 to 0.08 microg ml(-1). The MIC(50) and MIC(90) of amorolfine for Trichophyton rubrum were both equal to 0.04 micro ml(-1); for T. mentagrophytes these MICs were 0.04 microg ml(-1) and 0.08 microg ml(-1) respectively; and for Epidermophyton floccosum they were 0.02 microg ml(-1) and 0.04 microg ml(-1) respectively. The MIC range of amorolfine against Candida parapsilosis was 0.5-16 microg ml(-1). MIC(50) and MIC(90) for C. parapsilosis were 0.5 and 2 microg ml(-1). MIC ranges of amorolfine against Scopulariopsis spp. and Acremonium spp. were 0.5-4 and 2-8 microg ml(-1), respectively. Candida albicans, Fusarium solani and Aspergillus flavus required relatively higher concentrations of amorolfine to inhibit their growth (MIC 0.125-64 microg ml(-1), MIC(50) and MIC(90) were 4 and 64 microg ml(-1)). The results demonstrated that amorolfine is the only topical agent that has such a potent antifungal activity and a broad spectrum against a wide range of pathogenic fungi.
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- R-Y Li
- Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, Research Center for Medical Mycology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Diazepam (DZP) and a mixture of Chinese herbs customarily used to treat epilepsy were prepared as an aerosol under the trade name Aerosolum Diaiepami Compositae or Flvalscop (FVS). FVS was studied in a single-blind trial in 101 patients with seizures preceded by an aura and in 19 without an aura to whom was administered by another person. FVS or a control preparation was administered. In 16-22 s, (average 18.5 s), the aura was interrupted and no seizure ensued in 90% of the cases treated with FVS and in 26% of cases treated with the control preparation. Of the 120 patients, 8 had elementary partial seizures with Jacksonian march, 18 had complex partial seizures (CPS), 7 had simple partial seizures with autonomic symptoms, and 87 had secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Eleven patients have now received FVS for 2 years (400 ml each). Forty patients for 1 year (150-200 ml each); none of these patients have shown any side effects or abnormal laboratory findings. An aerosol-administered drug may be a valuable adjunct to the antiepileptic drug (AED) arsenal and merits more extensive evaluation.
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Shanxi Medical College, Taiyuan, Peoples Republic of China
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