Human Pythiosis, Brazil

Human Pythiosis, Brazil

Pythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, occurs in humans and animals and is acquired from aquatic environments that harbor the emerging pathogen. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and histopathologic features are not pathognomonic. We report the first human case of pythiosis from Brazil, diag...

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Main Authors: Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco, Eduardo Bagagli, João Pessoa Araújo, João Manuel Grisi Candeias, Marcello Fabiano de Franco, Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques, Leonel Mendoza, Rosangela Pires de Camargo, Silvio Alencar Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Latin America
Pythium
subcutaneous
rDNA ITS
molecular sequencing data
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/5/04-0943_article

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