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Fatal Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis infection following combat trauma.

ABSTRACT: We report the first case of invasive mucormycosis secondary to Actinomucor elegans infection. A severely injured soldier with a fatal A. elegans var. kuwaitiensis infection is described. The identification of this fungus was performed by classical and molecular methods, and this report documents the pathogenicity of the recently described variety Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis.

SUBMITTER: Tully CC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2756944 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fatal Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis infection following combat trauma.

Tully Charla C CC Romanelli Anna M AM Sutton Deanna A DA Wickes Brian L BL Hospenthal Duane R DR

Journal of clinical microbiology 20090812 10

We report the first case of invasive mucormycosis secondary to Actinomucor elegans infection. A severely injured soldier with a fatal A. elegans var. kuwaitiensis infection is described. The identification of this fungus was performed by classical and molecular methods, and this report documents the pathogenicity of the recently described variety Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis. ...[more]

PMID: 19675213

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