Usefulness of molecular biology performed with formaldehyde-fixed paraffin embedded tissue for the diagnosis of combined pulmonary invasive mucormycosis and aspergillosis in an immunocompromised patient
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Immunocompromised patients who develop invasive filamentous mycotic infections can be efficiently treated if rapid identification of the causative fungus is obtained. We report a case of fatal necrotic pneumonia caused by combined pulmonary invasive mucormycosis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Diagnostic Pathology |
| Online Access: | http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/5/1/1 |