Invasive Infections with Nannizziopsis obscura Species Complex in 9 Patients from West Africa, France, 2004–2020

Invasive Infections with Nannizziopsis obscura Species Complex in 9 Patients from West Africa, France, 2004–2020

Nine new human invasive infections caused by the keratinophilic fungi Nannizziopsis obscura have been reported in France since 2004. The patients had variable clinical manifestations, had frequent dissemination, were mainly T-cell immunocompromised, and all originated from sub-Saharan West Africa. B...

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Main Authors: Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Samia Hamane, Arnaud Fekkar, Arnaud Jabet, Blandine Denis, Martin Siguier, Guy Galeazzi, Elie Haddad, Sophie Brun, Valérie Vidal, Gilles Nevez, Rozenn Le Berre, Maud Gits-Muselli, Fanny Lanternier, Stéphane Bretagne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nannizziopsis
Onygenales
invasive fungal infections
West Africa
emergence and immunosuppression
fungi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-0276_article

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