Fatal fungemia due to Trichosporon asahii: A report of the two first cases in Sfax (Tunisia)

Trischosporon species are emerging opportunistic yeasts in neutropenic patients with underlying hematological malignancies. We report two observations of invasive trichosporonosis diagnosed at the Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory of Sfax University Hospital (South of Tunisia). The first case had...

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Published in:Journal de mycologie médicale 2010-06, Vol.20 (2), p.133-135
Main Authors: Sellami, A, Sellami, H, Trabelsi, H, Makni, F, Neji, S, Cheikhrouhou, F, Mdhaffar, M, Elloumi, M, Ayadi, A
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