Pulmonary scedosporiosis in a patient with acute hematopoietic failure: Diagnosis aided by next-generation sequencing
We report the first case of pulmonary scedosporiosis detected by next-generation sequencing (NGS) from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in a 67-year-old male with bronchiectasis and hematopoietic failure. Scedosporium apiospermum is a ubiquitous organism present in the environment with intrinsic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219302413 |