Disseminated Emergomycosis in a Person with HIV Infection, Uganda
oleh: Isabelle Rooms, Peter Mugisha, Thilo Gambichler, Eva Hadaschik, Stefan Esser, Peter-Michael Rath, Gerhard Haase, Dunja Wilmes, Ilka McCormick-Smith, Volker Rickerts
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09-01 |
Deskripsi
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 genetically diverse than previously documented. PCR on tissue blocks may help clarify emergomycosis epidemiology.