First human case of pulmonary fungal ball due to a Perenniporia species (a basidiomycete).
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Perenniporia species are basidiomycetes, resupinate shelf fungi responsible for white rot decay of wood. Here, we report for the first time an intracavitary pulmonary fungal ball due to a species of Perenniporia that has not been recognized so far as a human pathogen. The fungus was identified by sequencing of the partial ribosomal operon of a culture from a clinical specimen.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 50 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012