A Case of Invasive Gastrointestinal Mycotypha Infection in a Patient with Neutropenia

Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening infection to which neutropenic patients are especially vulnerable. Mycotypha microspora is a mucormycete that has not been described as a human pathogen. We discuss the successful eradication of gastrointestinal Mycotypha microspora in a neutr...

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Main Authors: Polina Trachuk, Wendy A. Szymczak, Peter Muscarella, Uzma N. Sarwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5864175