Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean

Mycetoma is a chronic infection that is slow to develop and heal. It can be caused by fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma). We describe a case of actinomycetoma caused by Actinomadura mexicana in the Caribbean region.

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Autores principales: Bessis, Simon, Noussair, Latifa, Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica, Jousset, Camille, Duran, Clara, Beresteanu, Alina, Matt, Morgan, Davido, Benjamin, Carlier, Robert, Bergeron, Emmanuelle, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Herrmann, Jean Louis, Dinh, Aurélien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31961313
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2602.191005
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author Bessis, Simon
Noussair, Latifa
Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica
Jousset, Camille
Duran, Clara
Beresteanu, Alina
Matt, Morgan
Davido, Benjamin
Carlier, Robert
Bergeron, Emmanuelle
Fournier, Pierre-Edouard
Herrmann, Jean Louis
Dinh, Aurélien
author_facet Bessis, Simon
Noussair, Latifa
Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica
Jousset, Camille
Duran, Clara
Beresteanu, Alina
Matt, Morgan
Davido, Benjamin
Carlier, Robert
Bergeron, Emmanuelle
Fournier, Pierre-Edouard
Herrmann, Jean Louis
Dinh, Aurélien
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description Mycetoma is a chronic infection that is slow to develop and heal. It can be caused by fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma). We describe a case of actinomycetoma caused by Actinomadura mexicana in the Caribbean region.
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spelling pubmed-69868422020-02-06 Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean Bessis, Simon Noussair, Latifa Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica Jousset, Camille Duran, Clara Beresteanu, Alina Matt, Morgan Davido, Benjamin Carlier, Robert Bergeron, Emmanuelle Fournier, Pierre-Edouard Herrmann, Jean Louis Dinh, Aurélien Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Mycetoma is a chronic infection that is slow to develop and heal. It can be caused by fungi (eumycetoma) or bacteria (actinomycetoma). We describe a case of actinomycetoma caused by Actinomadura mexicana in the Caribbean region. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6986842/ /pubmed/31961313 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2602.191005 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Bessis, Simon
Noussair, Latifa
Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica
Jousset, Camille
Duran, Clara
Beresteanu, Alina
Matt, Morgan
Davido, Benjamin
Carlier, Robert
Bergeron, Emmanuelle
Fournier, Pierre-Edouard
Herrmann, Jean Louis
Dinh, Aurélien
Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean
title Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean
title_full Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean
title_fullStr Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean
title_short Actinomycetoma Caused by Actinomadura mexicana, A Neglected Entity in the Caribbean
title_sort actinomycetoma caused by actinomadura mexicana, a neglected entity in the caribbean
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31961313
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2602.191005
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