Engyodontium album fungaemia: the first reported case
Opportunistic mycoses have been increasingly observed among immunocompromised patients. We describe a case in which Engyodontium album was isolated and cultured from the blood of a patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. E. album grew at 37ºC and showed proteinase activity, both indicators of pathogenicity. This is the first time that this organism has been reported as agent of fungaemia.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2007
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000100023 |
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| Summary: | Opportunistic mycoses have been increasingly observed among immunocompromised patients. We describe a case in which Engyodontium album was isolated and cultured from the blood of a patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. E. album grew at 37ºC and showed proteinase activity, both indicators of pathogenicity. This is the first time that this organism has been reported as agent of fungaemia. |
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