Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA

Rofael, Martin; Schwartz, Ilan S.; Sigler, Lynne; Kong, Li K.; Nelson, Nicholas

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Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA

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Jan 2018
By Rofael, Martin ; Schwartz, Ilan S. ; Sigler, Lynne ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Rofael, Martin ; Schwartz, Ilan S. ; Sigler, Lynne ; Kong, Li K. ; Nelson, Nicholas
Description:

Emmonsia-like fungi have rarely been reported from North America. We report a fatal case of E. helica infection in a man with advanced HIV infection from California, USA, who had progressive respiratory failure and a brain abscess.
Subjects:

Adult Antifungal Agents/Therapeutic Use Cd4 Lymphocyte Count Chrysosporium Fatal Outcome Hiv Infections/Complications Humans Male Mycoses/Complications Mycoses/Drug Therapy Viral Load
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 24(1):166-168.
Pubmed ID:

29260669
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5749451
Document Type:

Letter
Place as Subject:

California
Volume:

24
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:7e45a4f8248f3a1cabdb562ca700fab1860ec2176422b1fdd6ce92910aef4eca
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