| Literature DB >> 11820265 |
R Horré, S Gilges, P Breig, B Kupfer, G S de Hoog, E Hoekstra, N Poonwan, K P Schaal.
Abstract
Due to the inability of most Penicillium species to grow at 37 degrees C, systemic non-marneffei infections are very rare in the human host. We describe a case of fungemia due to Penicillium piceum in a female patient, who died a few days after repeated isolation of this fungus from blood cultures. The species is a member of the section Biverticillata of Penicillium, as was confirmed by rDNA Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequence data, and hence may share virulence factors with P. marneffei.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11820265 DOI： 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00710.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycoses ISSN： 0933-7407 Impact factor: 4.377