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Mucormycosis
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Authors/contributors
- Spellberg, Brad (Author)
- Maertens, Johan (Author)
- Safdar, Amar (Editor)
Title
Mucormycosis
Abstract
Mucormycosis (formerly known as zygomycosis) is a life-threatening infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. Mucormycosis is an infectious emergency that typically occurs in patients with defects in host defense and/or with increased available serum iron, but can also occur after traumatic implantation of the etiologic fungi through skin. Recent years have witnessed some dramatic changes in the fungal taxonomy, etiology, epidemiology, and therapy of and outcomes from such infections, including in the transplant setting.
Book Title
Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases
Date
2019
Publisher
Springer
Place
New York, NY
Pages
577-589
ISBN
978-1-4939-9034-4
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Language
en
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Spellberg, B., & Maertens, J. (2019). Mucormycosis. In A. Safdar (Ed.), Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases (pp. 577–589). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9034-4_34
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