A dimorphic fungus causing disseminated infection in South Africa

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1416-1424

  Kenyon, Chris ^a,i   Bonorchis, Kim ^d   Corcoran, Craig ^a   Meintjes, Graeme ^a,c,j   Locketz, Michael ^b   Lehloenya, Rannakoe ^a   Vismer, Hester F ^e   Naicker, Preneshni ^c   Prozesky, Hans ^c   Wyk, Marelizevan ^g   Bamford, Colleen ^a   Du Plooy, Moira ^f   Imrie, Gail ^e   Dlamini, Sipho ^a   Borman, Andrew M ^k   Colebunders, Robert ⁱ   Yansouni, Cedric P ^l   Mendelson, Marc ^a   Govender, Nelesh P ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f Ampath National Laboratory Services   (South Africa)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^j IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^l MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 84885571625     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1215460     Document Type: Article

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