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Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis following a Streptococcus pyogenes Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Previously Healthy Patient: A Case Report

Mucormycosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection and the gastrointestinal form is the rarest. Rhizopus sp. is the most frequent pathogen and infection occurs almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients. We describe the first case of intestinal mucormycosis occurring after a Streptococcus pyo...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Roussy, Catherine Allard, Guy St-Germain, Jacques Pépin
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/476719
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