References:

Reference Material

Intranasal Antifungal Therapy in Patients with Chronic Illness Associated with Mold and Mycotoxins: An Observational Analysis

J. Brewer, Dennis Hooper, S. Muralidhar
    Published 24 April 2015
    Medicine. The Journal of medical research 

https://globaljournals.org/GJMR_Volume15/E-Journal_GJMR_(K)_Vol_15_Issue_2.pdf

Detection of mycotoxins in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Joseph H Brewer, Jack D Thrasher, David C Straus, Roberta A Madison, Dennis Hooper
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23580077/

Chronic Illness Associated with Mold and Mycotoxins: Is Naso-Sinus Fungal Biofilm the Culprit?

Joseph H. Brewer, Jack D. Thrasher, and Dennis Hooper

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3920250/

Assessment of Aspergillus fumigatus in Guinea Pig Bronchoalveolar Lavages and Pulmonary Tissue by Culture and Realtime Polymerase Chain Reaction Studies

Dennis G. Hooper, Vincent E. Bolton, John S. Sutton, Frederick T. Guilford, David C. Straus, Laura K. Najvar, Nathan P. Wiederhold, William R. Kirkpatrick and Thomas F. Patterson.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269716/

Isolation of Sulfur Reducing and Oxidizing Bacteria Found in Contaminated Drywall

Dennis G. Hooper , John Shane, David C. Straus, Kaye H. Kilburn, Vincent Bolton, John S. Sutton, and Frederick T. Guilford.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2852858/

Mycotoxin Detection in Human Samples from Patients Exposed to Environmental Molds

Hooper, Vincent E. Bolton, Frederick T. Guilford, and  David C. Straus. 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2680627/

Nasal Fungal Pathology and Trichothecenes Associated with Water-Damaged School and Home

Dennis DP1 and Thrasher JD2
Austin J Otolaryngol - Volume 3 Issue 1 2016
https://austinpublishinggroup.com/otolaryngology/fulltext/ajo-v3-id1072.php

ICAAC presentation, Sept 2015, San Diego, CA. Mycotoxins and DNA probes in transplant patients.

 

News Articles

October, 2022. Study identifies key T cells for immunity against fungal pneumonia

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221025150233.htm

Researchers have identified a specific T cell that produces cytokines necessary for immunity against fungal pathogens. The finding could hasten development of effective fungal vaccines. Fungal pneumonia was a deadly comorbidity in COVID infections globally.

November, 2022. Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide: Outdated maps of disease-causing fungi may lead to delayed, missed diagnoses

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221116200021.htm

Researchers have discovered that the three main kinds of soil fungi that cause lung infections have all expanded their ranges in recent decades. Reliance on outdated maps could be causing delayed or missed diagnoses.

November, 2022. Physicians urged to consider fungal infections as possible cause for lung inflammation: Climate change widens spread of Valley fever, other fungal diseases beyond typical hot spots.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221121213544.htm

Infectious diseases experts warn of the rising threat and apparent spread of disease-causing fungi outside their traditional hot spots. Fungal lung infections are commonly misdiagnosed, leading to delays in treatment and increase in antimicrobial resistance in the community.

December, 2022. Fungi in sink drains act as 'reservoirs for mold'

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221201123034.htm

Sinks and P-traps are home to a surprising number of fungal organisms.

December, 2022. Harmful fungal toxins in wheat: a growing threat

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221215120724.htm

Wheat -- the most widely cultivated crop in the world -- is under growing attack from harmful toxins. Across Europe, almost half of wheat crops are impacted by the fungal infection that gives rise to these toxins, according to a new study.

November, 2022. Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide: Outdated maps of disease-causing fungi may lead to delayed, missed diagnoses

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221116200021.htm

Researchers have discovered that the three main kinds of soil fungi that cause lung infections have all expanded their ranges in recent decades. Reliance on outdated maps could be causing delayed or missed diagnoses.