Molecular Identification of Fonsecaea monophora, Novel Agent of Fungal Brain Abscess

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gourav, Sudesh ; Singh, Gagandeep ; Pandey, Mragnayani ; Rana, Bhaskar ; Gupta, Sonakshi ; Mishra, Himanshu ; Xess, Immaculata
• Description:
  A 3-year-old patient in India experiencing headaches and seizures was diagnosed with a fungal infection, initially misidentified as Cladophialophora bantiana. Follow-up sequencing identified the isolate to be Fonsecaea monophora fungus. This case demonstrates the use of molecular methods for the correct identification of F. monophora, an agent of fungal brain abscess.
• Subjects:
  Antifungal Agents Ascomycota Brain Abscess Child, Preschool DNA, Fungal Humans Male Mycoses Phylogeny
• Keywords:
  Disseminated Phaeohyphomycosis Fonsecaea Monophora Fungal Brain Abscess Fungi India
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(6):1232-1235
• Pubmed ID:
  38782016
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11138971
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:66994cbf9b5d377091ec0d05eade6edb54791302fffe10543ae5c338d8e55c26
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156996/cdc_156996_DS1.pdf
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