Fusarium proliferatum as an agent of disseminated infection in an immunosuppressed patient.
J Clin Microbiol
; 26(1): 82-7, 1988 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-3422646
ABSTRACT
Fusarium proliferatum was reported as the agent of a fatal disseminated infection in a child with lymphoblastic leukemia. The fungus has not been reported previously to cause disease in humans, but it is closely related to the known opportunistic pathogen F. verticillioides. It was distinguished by the production of clavate microconidia in chains from proliferating phialides. Resistance to amphotericin B and flucytosine in vitro was shown.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções Oportunistas
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Leucemia Linfoide
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Fusarium
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Tolerância Imunológica
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Micoses
Limite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá