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Stuart M. Levitz
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Medical School
Publications - 206
Citations - 18429
Stuart M. Levitz is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cryptococcus neoformans & Cryptococcosis. The author has an hindex of 70, co-authored 197 publications receiving 16454 citations. Previous affiliations of Stuart M. Levitz include Université libre de Bruxelles & Boston Medical Center.
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Hidden Killers: Human Fungal Infections
Gordon D. Brown,David W. Denning,Neil A. R. Gow,Stuart M. Levitz,Mihai G. Netea,Theodore C. White +5 more
TL;DR: The importance of fungi as human pathogens is highlighted and the challenges the authors face in combating the devastating invasive infections caused by these microorganisms are discussed, in particular in immunocompromised individuals.
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Histatins, a novel family of histidine-rich proteins in human parotid secretion. Isolation, characterization, primary structure, and fungistatic effects on Candida albicans.
Frank G. Oppenheim,Tao Xu,F. M. Mcmillian,Stuart M. Levitz,Richard D. Diamond,Gwynneth D. Offner,Robert F. Troxler +6 more
TL;DR: The complete amino acid sequences of histatins determined by automated Edman degradation of the proteins, Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease, and tryptic peptides, are as follows:.
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Tackling human fungal infections.
TL;DR: Despite the high mortality rates of invasive fungal infections, they remain understudied and underdiagnosed as compared with other infectious diseases.
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The Contribution of the Toll-Like/IL-1 Receptor Superfamily to Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Fungal Pathogens In Vivo
Silvia Bellocchio,Claudia Montagnoli,Silvia Bozza,Roberta Gaziano,Giordano Rossi,Salamatu S. Mambula,Annunciata Vecchi,Alberto Mantovani,Stuart M. Levitz,Luigina Romani +9 more
TL;DR: The finding that the innate and adaptive immunities to C. albicans and A. fumigatus require the coordinated action of distinct members of the IL-1R/TLR superfamily acting through MyD88 makes TLR manipulation amenable to the induction of host resistance to fungi is found.
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The Ecology of Cryptococcus neoformans and the Epidemiology of Cryptococcosis
TL;DR: The ecology of Cryptococcus neoformans and the epidemiology of cryptococcosis are reviewed and it is presumed that most people can mount adequate host defenses upon exposure to the organism.