Disseminated Emergomycosis in a Person with HIV Infection, Uganda

Disseminated Emergomycosis in a Person with HIV Infection, Uganda

We describe emergomycosis in a patient in Uganda with HIV infection. We tested a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded skin biopsy to identify Emergomyces pasteurianus or a closely related pathogen by sequencing broad-range fungal PCR amplicons. Results suggest that emergomycosis is more widespread and...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Rooms, Peter Mugisha, Thilo Gambichler, Eva Hadaschik, Stefan Esser, Peter-Michael Rath, Gerhard Haase, Dunja Wilmes, Ilka McCormick-Smith, Volker Rickerts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Emergomycosis
broadrange fungal PCR
FFPE
Broad-range fungal PCR
Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded biopsy
Fungi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/9/18-1234_article

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