Fungus or Parasite or Both: A Diagnostic Challenge

Protothecosis is a rare opportunistic infection caused by achlorophilic algae Prototheca wickerhamii, mainly in immunocompromised hosts. Due to their morphologic appearance in routine culture media, they can often mimic yeast-like opportunistic pathogens such as Pneumocystis jirovecii. This can dela...

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Autores principales: Panchabhai, Tanmay S., Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata, Piliang, Melissa, Duggal, Abhijit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25722621
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-777X.146380

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25722621
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-777X.146380

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