Fusarium lateritium (NEES) as an agent of fungemia in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Idalina Inês Fonsêca Nogueira Cambuim¹  Rejane Pereira Neves¹  Lusinete Aciole De Queiroz¹  Oliane Maria Correia Magalhães¹  Débora Maria Massa Lima¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Centro de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de MicologiaRecife PE ,Brasil

关键词: Fungaemia;    Fusarium lateritium;    HIV-infection;    immunocompromissed;    Fungemia;    Fusarium lateritium;    infecção HIV;    imunocomprometido;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822007000200018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Emerging fungal pathogens are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the immunocompromised host. The association of fungi from the Fusarium genus with human infection in uncommon. The objective of this paper is to report the first case of fungaemia caused by Fusarium lateritium in a 42-year-old HIV-infected patient.

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