Combat-Related Pythium aphanidermatum Invasive Wound Infection: Case Report and Discussion of Utility of Molecular Diagnostics.
J Clin Microbiol
; 53(6): 1968-75, 2015 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
We describe a 22-year-old soldier with 19% total body surface area burns, polytrauma, and sequence- and culture-confirmed Pythium aphanidermatum wound infection. Antemortem histopathology suggested disseminated Pythium infection, including brain involvement; however, postmortem PCR revealed Cunninghamella elegans, Lichtheimia corymbifera, and Saksenaea vasiformis coinfection. The utility of molecular diagnostics in invasive fungal infections is discussed.
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Asunto principal:
Pythium
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Infección de Heridas
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Traumatismos por Explosión
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Pitiosis
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Personal Militar
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Año:
2015
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos