Invasive Apophysomyces variabilis infection in a burn patient

Wilfred P. Dela Cruz; Tatjana P. Calvano; Matthew E. Griffith; Christopher E. White; Seung H. Kim; Deanna A. Sutton; Elizabeth H. Thompson; Jianmin Fu; Brian L. Wickes; Josep Guarro; Duane R. Hospenthal

doi:10.1128/JCM.00671-12

Invasive Apophysomyces variabilis infection in a burn patient

Wilfred P. Dela Cruz, Tatjana P. Calvano, Matthew E. Griffith, Christopher E. White, Seung H. Kim, Deanna A. Sutton, Elizabeth H. Thompson, Jianmin Fu, Brian L. Wickes, Josep Guarro, Duane R. Hospenthal^*

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Apophysomyces variabilis is an emerging fungal pathogen that can cause significant infections in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of A. variabilis invasive wound infection in a 21-year-old male after a self-inflicted burn injury.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2814-2817
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	50
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00671-12
State	Published - Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Invasive Apophysomyces variabilis infection in a burn patient

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