Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix mexicana, Portugal
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Sporotrichosis Caused by Sporothrix mexicana, Portugal
To the Editor: Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection present worldwide that is caused by traumatic inoculation or inhalation of spores of the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii complex (1–3). However, molecular studies have shown that the S. schenckii complex constitutes several cryptic infectious species demonstrated 3 major clades grouped into 6 putative phylogenetic species. T...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1710.110737_article.htm