First isolation of Ascotricha chartarum from bronchoalveolar lavage of two patients with pulmonary infections

Ascotricha chartarum is a rare human pathogen. We describe the isolation and characterization of A. chartarum from bronchoalveolar lavage samples of two patients with underlying pulmonary infections. The identity of both isolates was established by typical phenotypic characteristics and by sequencin...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Z. Khan, S. Ahmad, A. Jeragh, W. Alfouzan, H. Al Foudri, N. Hassan, M. Asadzadeh, L. Joseph, S. Varghese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518301112