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SUBMITTER: Rammaert B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4216332 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rammaert Blandine B Angebault Cécile C Scemla Anne A Fraitag Sylvie S Lerolle Nathalie N Lecuit Marc M Bougnoux Marie-Elisabeth ME Lortholary Olivier O
Medical mycology case reports 20140724
Solid organ transplant recipients are at risk for invasive fungal diseases, and are also exposed to healthcare-associated mucormycosis. Mainly causing localized cutaneous mucormycosis, Mucor irregularis infection is reported for the first time in a kidney-transplant recipient. A healthcare-associated origin was highly suspected in this case. We performed a literature review and highlight the characteristics of this very rare fungus. ...[more]