Fatal Exophiala infections in China, with a report of seven cases

Mycoses

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Li, D M ^a,b,c   Li, R Y ^b,d   de Hoog, G S ^b,c   Sudhadham, M ^c   Wang, D L ^b,d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Black yeast; Exophiala; Mycosis; Neurotropism; RDNA

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; ITRACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DNA SEQUENCE; DYSPHAGIA; EXOPHIALA; EXOPHIALA ASIATICA; EXOPHIALA DERMATITIDIS; EXOPHIALA JEANSELMEI; EXOPHIALA SPINIFERA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRANULOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROTROPISM; OSTEOTROPISM; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SORE THROAT; SUICIDE; TROPISM; VOMITING;

ADULT; BONE AND BONES; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EXOPHIALA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

CHAETOTHYRIALES; EXOPHIALA; EXOPHIALA DERMATITIDIS; EXOPHIALA JEANSELMEI; EXOPHIALA SPINIFERA;

EID: 79959216439     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2010.01859.x     Document Type: Article

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