Inducible nitric oxide synthase blockade with aminoguanidine, protects mice infected with Nocardia brasiliensis from actinomycetoma development.

• Main Authors: Mario C Salinas-Carmona (Author), Ossian Longoria-Lozano (Author), Humberto R Garza-Esquivel (Author), Juan López-Ulloa (Author), Jorge Reyes-Carrillo (Author), Anna Velia Vázquez-Marmolejo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease that can be caused by fungi or bacteria, Madurella mycetomatis and Nocardia brasiliensis are frequent etiologic agents of this disease. Mycetoma produced by bacteria is known as actinomycetoma. In mycetoma produced by fungi (eumycetoma) and actinomycetoma, di...