PCR-based Diagnosis of Mucormycosis Targeting Mucorales-specific Genes

BACKGROUND: Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by fungi in the order Mucorales. Among them, Rhizopus spp. are responsible for 50-70% of all cases of mucormycosis, followed by Mucor spp. and Lichtheimia spp. Standard treatment of mucormycosis involves surgical removal of infected tis...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Baldin, Clara, Soliman, Sameh, Jeon, Heewon, Gebremariam, Teclegiorgis, Alkhazraji, Sondus, Bruno, Vincent, Edwards, John, Ibrahim, Ashraf
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631376/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1609
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