Exophiala asiatica, a new species from a fatal case in China

Medical Mycology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Li, Dong Ming ^a,b   Li, Ruo Yu ^b,c   Hoog, G S ^d   Wang, Yu Xin ^e   Wang, Duan Li ^b,c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^d CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^e CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Black yeast; Brain; Exophiala; Laryngitis; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGAL DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; EXOPHIALA; EXOPHIALA ASIATICA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH ULCER; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARALYSIS; PHARYNGITIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHINA; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EXOPHIALA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHAETOTHYRIALES; EXOPHIALA; FUNGI;

EID: 58149201015     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802538019     Document Type: Article

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