Human Pythiosis, Brazil

Pythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, occurs in humans and animals and is acquired from aquatic environments that harbor the emerging pathogen. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and histopathologic features are not pathognomonic. We report the first human case of pythiosis from Brazil, diag...

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Main Authors: Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco, Eduardo Bagagli, João Pessoa Araújo, João Manuel Grisi Candeias, Marcello Fabiano de Franco, Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques, Leonel Mendoza, Rosangela Pires de Camargo, Silvio Alencar Marques
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/5/04-0943_article
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spelling doaj-6bc772a4d13d4f13aca729953b0e505c2020-11-24T22:15:44ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592005-05-0111571571810.3201/eid1105.040943Human Pythiosis, BrazilSandra de Moraes Gimenes BoscoEduardo BagagliJoão Pessoa AraújoJoão Manuel Grisi CandeiasMarcello Fabiano de FrancoMariangela Esther Alencar MarquesLeonel MendozaRosangela Pires de CamargoSilvio Alencar MarquesPythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, occurs in humans and animals and is acquired from aquatic environments that harbor the emerging pathogen. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and histopathologic features are not pathognomonic. We report the first human case of pythiosis from Brazil, diagnosed by using culture and rDNA sequencing.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/5/04-0943_articleEpidemiologyLatin AmericaPythiumsubcutaneousrDNA ITSmolecular sequencing data
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author Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco
Eduardo Bagagli
João Pessoa Araújo
João Manuel Grisi Candeias
Marcello Fabiano de Franco
Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques
Leonel Mendoza
Rosangela Pires de Camargo
Silvio Alencar Marques
spellingShingle Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco
Eduardo Bagagli
João Pessoa Araújo
João Manuel Grisi Candeias
Marcello Fabiano de Franco
Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques
Leonel Mendoza
Rosangela Pires de Camargo
Silvio Alencar Marques
Human Pythiosis, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Latin America
Pythium
subcutaneous
rDNA ITS
molecular sequencing data
author_facet Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco
Eduardo Bagagli
João Pessoa Araújo
João Manuel Grisi Candeias
Marcello Fabiano de Franco
Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques
Leonel Mendoza
Rosangela Pires de Camargo
Silvio Alencar Marques
author_sort Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco
title Human Pythiosis, Brazil
title_short Human Pythiosis, Brazil
title_full Human Pythiosis, Brazil
title_fullStr Human Pythiosis, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Human Pythiosis, Brazil
title_sort human pythiosis, brazil
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2005-05-01
description Pythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, occurs in humans and animals and is acquired from aquatic environments that harbor the emerging pathogen. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and histopathologic features are not pathognomonic. We report the first human case of pythiosis from Brazil, diagnosed by using culture and rDNA sequencing.
topic Epidemiology
Latin America
Pythium
subcutaneous
rDNA ITS
molecular sequencing data
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/5/04-0943_article
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