Saksenaea vasiformis infections:: Case report and literature review

被引:37
作者
Vega, William
Orellana, Margot
Zaror, Luis
Gene, Josepa
Guarro, Josep
机构
[1] Univ Rovira & Virgili, Fac Med & Ciencies Salut, Dept Ciencies Med Basiques, Unitat Microbiol, Tarragona 43201, Spain
[2] Hosp Ninos Dr Roberto Gilbert Elizalde, Microbiol Lab, Guayaquil, Ecuador
[3] Hosp Ninos Dr Roberto Gilbert Elizalde, Unidad Quenados, Guayaquil, Ecuador
[4] Univ Austral Chile, Valdivia, Chile
关键词
Saksenaea vasiformis; Mucorales; zygomycosis;
D O I
10.1007/s11046-006-0061-6
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 [微生物学]; 100705 [微生物与生化药学];
摘要
Since the first human infection by Saksenaea vasiformis in 1976 another 26 cases have been reported. Here is a report of a new case which involved an Ecuadorian adolescent who suffered serious burns after a car accident. It developed as a localized cutaneous infection which was successfully treated with surgical debridement and amphotericin B. This is the second report of this infection from South America and the third involving a burn patient. The previously reported 27 cases are reviewed.
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