The first case of Acrophialophora levis-induced severe pneumonia: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background In recent years, some rare fungi have been increasingly recognized as new human pathogens. Here we reported the first fatal case of human severe pneumonia complicated by multiple organ dysfunction caused by Acrophialophora levis infection. However, its pathogenic mechanism and ri...

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Main Authors: Junyun Huang, Zhiping Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4528-8