Pulmonary mycetoma caused by an atypical isolate of Paecilomyces species in an immunocompetent individual: case report and literature review of Paecilomyces lung infections

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 607-611

  Gutierrez F ^a   Masia M ^a   Ramos, J ^a   Elia M ^a   Mellado, E ^b   Cuenca Estrella, M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG INFECTION; MYCETOMA; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MADUROMYCOSIS; PAECILOMYCES;

EID: 26844512866     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0013-y     Document Type: Article

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