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A Case of Fatal Invasive Trichosporonosis in the Setting of Immunosuppression and Post-COVID-19 Pneumonia
Trichosporon asahii is an opportunistic fungus that forms septate hyphae and pseudohyphae, resembling Candida albicans, and causes fungemia in susceptible individuals. Risk factors for T. asahii infection include immunosuppression, IV catheters, and malignancy. In the present case, a 67-year-old mal...
Autores principales: | Lopacinski, Aaron, Kim, Christine, Khreis, Mahmoud |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10027109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36949999 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35079 |
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