Magnusiomyces capitatus fungemia: The value of direct microscopy in early diagnosis
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First case of invasive Magnusiomyces capitatus infection in Slovakia
Magnusiomyces capitatus (previously known as Geotrichum capitatum or Blastoschizomyces capitatus or Trichosporon capitatum) is a rare cause of fungal infection in immunocompromised patients. Most of these cases (87%) have been reported from the Mediterranean region, as it is extremely rare to recognize it in other regions. Here we report a first case of disseminated M. capitatus infection in Sl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Mycology Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2211-7539
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.07.009