Disseminated mucormycosis in a 6 month old infant following congenital heart defect corrective surgery: case report

Brogueira, P.; Carvalho, N.; Batista, J.; Gonçalves, E.; Sabino, Raquel; Veríssimo, Cristina; Mansinho, K.; Anjos, R.; Toscano, C.

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This abstract reports a case of a disseminated fungal infection caused by Mucor velutinosus in a 6 month old infant admitted to a intensive care unit and under several risk factors. The species was isolated from urine and 4 days later it was also detected from several tracheal aspirates.Molecular identification of the fungal isolate was performed in order to identify correctly the species.

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Mucor velutinosus Mucormycosis Disseminated Fungal Infection Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3667

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Mycoses. 2015; 58(Suppl. 4):175. Abstracts

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Blackwell Verlag GmbH

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DDI - Posters/abstracts em congressos internacionais

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