Ahmed SA, Bonifaz A, González GM, Moreno LF, Menezes da Silva N, Vicente VA, Li R, de Hoog S. (2021). Chromoblastomycosis Caused by Phialophora—Proven Cases from Mexico. Journal of Fungi. 7(2):95.
Quan Y, Ahmed SA, Menezes da Silva N, Al-Hatmi AMS, Mayer VE, Deng S, Kang Y, Sybren de Hoog G, Shi D. (2021). Novel black yeast-like species in chaetothyriales with ant-associated life styles. Fungal Biol. ;125(4):276-284. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2020.11.006.
Tang C, Kong X, Ahmed SA. et al. (2021). Taxonomy of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes/T. interdigitale Species Complex Harboring the Highly Virulent, Multiresistant Genotype T. indotineae. Mycopathologia. http://sci-hub.tw/10.1007/s11046-021-00544-2.
Jiang Y, Luo W, Verweij PE, Song Y, Zhang B, Shang Z, Al-Hatmi AMS, Ahmed SA, et al. (2021). Regional Differences in Antifungal Susceptibility of the Prevalent Dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum. Mycopathologia 186, 53–70.
Nyuykonge B, Eadie K, Zandijk WHA, Ahmed SA, Desnos-Ollivier M, Fahal AH, de Hoog S, Verbon A, van de Sande WWJ, Klaassen CHW. (2021). A Short-Tandem-Repeat Assay (MmySTR) for Studying Genetic Variation in Madurella mycetomatis. J Clin Microbiol. 18;59(3):e02331-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02331-20.
Ahmed SA, de Hoog S, Kim J, Crozier J, Thomas SE, Stielow B, Stevens DA. (2020). Gloeostereum cimri, a novel shelf fungus isolated from a human pulmonary cyst. Emerg Microbes Infect. 9(1):1114- 1122. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1769499.
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Ahmed EA, Nour BYM, Abakar AD, Hamid S, Mohamadani AA, Daffalla M, Mahmoud M, Altayb HN, Desnos-Ollivier M, de Hoog S, Ahmed SA. (2020). The genus Madurella: Molecular identification and epidemiology in Sudan. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14(7):e0008420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008420.
Lim W, Siddig E, Eadie K, Nyuykonge B, Ahmed S, Fahal A, et al. (2020) The development of a novel diagnostic PCR for Madurella mycetomatis using a comparative genome approach. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14(12): e0008897.
Nyuykonge B, Klaassen CHW, Zandijk WHA, de Hoog GS, Ahmed SA, Desnos-Ollivier M, Verbon A, Bonifaz A, van de Sande WWJ. (2020). Diagnostic implications of mycetoma derived from Madurella pseudomycetomatis isolates from Mexico. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 34(8):1828-1834. doi: 10.1111/jdv.16402.
Arastehfar A, Lim W, Daneshnia F, van de Sande WWJ, Fahal AH, Desnos-Ollivier M, de Hoog GS, Boekhout T, Ahmed SA. (2020). Madurella real-time PCR, a novel approach for eumycetoma diagnosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 14(1):e0007845. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007845.
Mohsin J, Weerakoon S, Ahmed S, Puts Y, Al Balushi Z, Meis JF, Al-Hatmi AMS. (2020). A Cluster of Candida auris Blood Stream Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman from 2016 to 2019. Antibiotics (Basel). 9(10):638. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9100638.
Teixeira MM, Muszewska A, Travis J, Moreno LF, Ahmed S, Roe C, Mead H, Steczkiewicz K, Lemmer D, de Hoog S, Keim P, Wiederhold N, Barker BM. (2020). Genomic characterization of Parengyodontium americanum sp. nov. Fungal Genet Biol. 138:103351. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2020.103351.
Dukik K, de Hoog GS, Stielow JB, Freeke J, van den Ende BG, Vicente VA, Menken SBJ, Ahmed SA. (2020). Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Nannizzia (Arthrodermataceae). Mycopathologia.185(1):9-35. doi: 10.1007/s11046-019-00336-9.
Quan Y, van den Ende BG, Shi D, Prenafeta-Boldú FX, Liu Z, Al-Hatmi AMS, Ahmed SA, Verweij PE, Kang Y, de Hoog S. (2019). A Comparison of Isolation Methods for Black Fungi Degrading Aromatic Toxins. Mycopathologia. 184(5):653-660. doi: 10.1007/s11046-019-00382-3.
Al-Hatmi AMS, Sandoval-Denis M, Nabet C, Ahmed SA, Demar M, Normand AC, de Hoog GS. (2019). Fusarium volatile, a new potential pathogen from a human respiratory sample. Fungal Syst Evol. 4:171-181. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2019.04.09.
Su H, Packeu A, Ahmed SA, Al-Hatmi AMS, Blechert O, İlkit M, Hagen F, Gräser Y, Liu W, Deng S, Hendrickx M, Xu J, Zhu M, de Hoog S. (2019). Species Distinction in the Trichophyton rubrum Complex. J Clin Microbiol. 57(9):e00352-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00352-19. PMID: 31189587; PMCID: PMC6711931.
Šišić A, Al-Hatmi AMS, Baćanović-Šišić J, Ahmed SA, Dennenmoser D, de Hoog GS, Finckh MR. (2018). Two new species of the Fusarium solani species complex isolated from compost and hibiscus (Hibiscus sp.). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 111:1785-1805. doi: 10.1007/s10482-018-1068-y.
Šišić A, Baćanović-Šišić J, Al-Hatmi AMS, Karlovsky P, Ahmed SA, Maier W, de Hoog GS, Finckh MR. (2018). The ‘forma specialis’ issue in Fusarium: A case study in Fusarium solani f. sp. pisi. Scientific Reports 8: 1252. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19779-z.
Ming C, Huang J, Wang Y, Lv Q, Zhou B, Liu T, Cao Y, van den Ende BG, Al-Hatmi AMS, Ahmed SA et al. (2018). Revision of the medically relevant species of the yeast genus Diutina. Medical mycology. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myy001.
Lim W, Eadie K, Horst-Kreft D, Ahmed SA, Fahal AH, van de Sande WWJ. (2018). VNTR confirms the heterogeneity of Madurella mycetomatis and is a promising typing tool for this mycetoma causing agent. Medical Mycology. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myy055.
Al-Hatmi AMS, Ahmed SA, van Diepeningen AD, Drogari-Apiranthitou M, Verweij PE, Meis JF, de Hoog GS. (2018). Fusarium metavorans sp. nov.: The frequent opportunist ‘FSSC6’. Medical Mycology 56: 144-152. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myx107.
Ahmed SA, González GM, Tirado-Sánchez A, Moreno-López LM, de Hoog S, Bonifaz A. (2018). Nigrograna mackinnonii, not Trematosphaeria grisea (syn., Madurella grisea), is the main agent of black grain eumycetoma in Latin America. journal of clinical microbiology 56. pii: e01723-17. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01723-17.
van de Sande W, Fahal A, Ahmed SA, Serrano JA, Bonifaz A, Zijlstra E. (2018). Closing the mycetoma knowledge gap. Medical Mycology 56:153-164. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myx061.
Moussa TA A; Kadasa NMS, Al Zahrani HS, Ahmed SA; Feng P, van den Ende AHGG, Zhang Y, Kano R, Li F, Li S, Song Y, Dong B, Rossato L, Dolatabadi S, de Hoog S. (2017). Origin and distribution of Sporothrix globosa causing sapronoses in Asia. J Med Microbiol 66:560-569.
Moussa TA, Al Zharani HS, Kadasa NM, Ahmed SA, de Hoog GS, AlHatmi AM (2017) Two new species of Fusarium fujikuroi species complex isolated from the natural environment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 110:819-832.
Al-Hatmi AM, Bonifaz A, Tirado-Sánchez A, Meis JF, de Hoog GS, Ahmed SA (2017) Fusarium species causing eumycetoma: Report of two cases and comprehensive review of the literature. Mycoses 60:204-212.
Ahmed SA, Hofmüller W, Seibold M, de Hoog GS, Harak H, Tammer I, van Diepeningen AD, Behrens-Baumann W (2017) Tintelnotia, a new genus in Phaeosphaeriaceae harbouring agents of cornea and nail infections in humans. Mycoses 60:244-253
Guégan S, Garcia-Hermoso D, X Sitbon K, Ahmed S, Moguelet P, Dromer F, Lortholary F (2016) Ten-Year Experience of Cutaneous and/or Subcutaneous Infections Due to Coelomycetes in France. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016;3:ofw106.
Bustamante B, Ahmed SA, De Hoog GS, Seas C, Van De Sande WW (2016) Phaeoacremonium sphinctrophorum as a Novel Agent of Eumycetoma. JAMA Dermatol. 152:1063-5.
Ahmed SA, Abbas MA, Jouvion G, Al-Hatmi AMS, de Hoog GS, Kolecka A, Mahgoub ES (2015) Seventeen years of subcutaneous infection by Aspergillus flavus; eumycetoma confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Mycoses 58:728–734.
Ahmed SA, van de Sande WWJ, Desnos-Ollivier M, Fahal AH, Mhmoud NA, de Hoog GS (2015) Application of isothermal amplification techniques for the identification of Madurella mycetomatis, the prevalent agent of human mycetoma. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53:3280–3285.
Ahmed SA, Desbois N, Quist D, Miossec C, Atoche C, Bonifaz A, de Hoog GS (2015) Phaeohyphomycosis caused by a novel species: Pseudochaetosphaeronema martinelli. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 53:2927–2934.
Ahmed SA, Khan Z, Wang X, Moussa TAA, Al-Zahrani HS, Almaghrabi OA, Sutton DA, Ahmad S, Groenewald JZ, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, van Diepeningen A, Menken SBJ, Najafzadeh MJ, Crous PW, Cornely O, Hamprecht A, Vehreschild MJGT, Kindo AJ, de Hoog GS (2015) Chaetomium-like fungi causing opportunistic infections in humans: a possible role for extremotolerance. Fungal diversity 76: 11–26.
Krzyściak P, Al-Hatmi AMS, Ahmed SA, Macura AB (2015) Rare zoonotic infection with Microsporum persicolor with literature review. Mycoses 58:511–515.
van Diepeningen AD, Feng P, Ahmed S, Sudhadham M, Bunyaratavej S, de Hoog GS (2015) Spectrum of Fusarium infections in tropical dermatology evidenced by multilocus sequencing typing diagnostics. Mycoses 58:48–57.
Ahmed SA, Kloezen W, Fahal AH, de Hoog GS, van de Sande WJ (2015) In vitro interaction of currently used azoles with terbinafine against Madurella mycetomatis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 59:1373–1374.
Ahmed SA, de Hoog GS, Stevens DA, Fahal AH and van de Sande WJ (2015) In vitro antifungal susceptibility of coelomycete agents of black grain eumycetoma to eight antifungals. Medical Mycology 53:295–230.
Lackner M, de Hoog GS, Yang L, Ferriera Moreno L, Ahmed SA, Andreas F, Kaltseis J, Nagl M, Lass-Flörl C, Risslegger B, Rambach G, Speth C, Robert V, Buzina W, Chen S, Bouchara J, Cano- Lira JF, Guarro J, Gené J, Fernández Silva F. 2014. Proposed nomenclature for Pseudallescheria, Scedosporium and related genera. Fungal Divers 67:1–10
Ahmed SA, Kloezen W, Duncanson F, Zijlstra EE, de Hoog GS, Fahal AH, van de Sande WWJ(2014) Madurella mycetomatis is highly susceptible to ravuconazole. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8:e2942.
Ahmed SA, van den Ende BHGG, Fahal AH, van de Sande WWJ, de Hoog GS (2014) Rapid identification of black grain eumycetoma causative agents using rolling circle amplification. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8:e3368.
Ahmed SA, Stevens DA, van de Sande WW, Meis JF, de Hoog GS (2014) Roussoella percutanea, a novel opportunistic pathogen causing subcutaneous mycoses. Medical Mycology 52:689-698.
Ahmed SA, van de Sande WJ, Stevens DA, Fahal AH, van Diepeningen A, MenkenSBJ, and de Hoog GS (2014) Revision of agents of black-grain eumycetoma in the order Pleosporales. Persoonia 33:141–154.
de Hoog GS, Ahmed SA, Najafzadeh MJ, Sutton DA, Keisari MS, Fahal AH, Eberhardt U, Verkleij GJ, Xin L, Stielow B, van de Sande WW (2013) Phylogenetic findings suggest possible new habitat and routes of infection of human eumyctoma. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 7:e2229.
Feng P, Najafzadeh MJ, Sun J, Ahmed S, Xi L, de Hoog GS, Lai W, Lu C, Klaassen CH, Meis JF (2012) In vitro activities of nine antifungal drugs against 81 Phialophora and Cyphellophora isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 56:6044–6047.
Mhmoud NA, Ahmed SA, Fahal AH, de Hoog GS, Gerrits van den Ende AH, van de Sande WW (2012) Pleurostomophora ochracea, a novel agent of human eumycetoma with yellow grains. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 50:2987–2994.
de Hoog GS, Guarro J, Gené J, Ahmed S, Al-Hatmi AMS, Figueras MJ & Vitale RG (2020) Atlas of Clinical Fungi, 4th edition. Hilversum.
Ahmed SA, van de Sande WWJ, Bonifaz A, de Hoog GS. (2019). Subcutaneous and secondary cutaneous fungal infections. Cutaneous Fungal Infections. In: Sarma N, ed Skin: Clinical Dermatology. New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
de Hoog GS, Ahmed SA, Danesi P, Guillot J, Gräser Y. (2018) Distribution of Pathogens and Outbreak Fungi in the Fungal Kingdom. In: Seyedmousavi S, de Hoog GS, Guillot J, Verweij PE ed. Emerging and Epizootic Fungal Infections in Animals. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-72093-7.
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