Validation of a novel real-time PCR for detecting Rasamsonia argillacea species complex in respiratory secretions from cystic fibrosis patients

Members of the recently introduced fungal genus Rasamsonia (formerly included in the Geosmithia genus) have been described as emerging pathogens in immunosuppressed hosts or patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Rasamsonia species have often been misidentified as Penicillium or Paecilomyces because of...

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Main Authors: J. Steinmann, S. Giraud, D. Schmidt, L. Sedlacek, A. Hamprecht, J. Houbraken, J.F. Meis, J.P. Bouchara, J. Buer, P.-M. Rath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297514500510