Osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. A report of eight cases and review of the literature

Penicillium marneffei, a dimorphic fungus that is endemic in Southeast Asia and the southern part of China, can cause infections in both healthy and immunocompromised hosts. Bone and joint infections caused by this fungus have rarely been described. The clinical features of eight patients with bone...

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Main Authors: Louthrenoo W., Thamprasert K., Sirisanthana T.
Format: Case Reports
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3488
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-34882014-08-30T02:34:56Z Osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. A report of eight cases and review of the literature Louthrenoo W. Thamprasert K. Sirisanthana T. Penicillium marneffei, a dimorphic fungus that is endemic in Southeast Asia and the southern part of China, can cause infections in both healthy and immunocompromised hosts. Bone and joint infections caused by this fungus have rarely been described. The clinical features of eight patients with bone and joint infections caused by this fungus are reported. The English literature on P. marneffei osteoarticular infection is reviewed. 2014-08-30T02:34:56Z 2014-08-30T02:34:56Z 1994 Case Reports 0263-7103 8000744 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3488 eng
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description Penicillium marneffei, a dimorphic fungus that is endemic in Southeast Asia and the southern part of China, can cause infections in both healthy and immunocompromised hosts. Bone and joint infections caused by this fungus have rarely been described. The clinical features of eight patients with bone and joint infections caused by this fungus are reported. The English literature on P. marneffei osteoarticular infection is reviewed.
format Case Reports
author Louthrenoo W.
Thamprasert K.
Sirisanthana T.
spellingShingle Louthrenoo W.
Thamprasert K.
Sirisanthana T.
Osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. A report of eight cases and review of the literature
author_facet Louthrenoo W.
Thamprasert K.
Sirisanthana T.
author_sort Louthrenoo W.
title Osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. A report of eight cases and review of the literature
title_short Osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. A report of eight cases and review of the literature
title_full Osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. A report of eight cases and review of the literature
title_fullStr Osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. A report of eight cases and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. A report of eight cases and review of the literature
title_sort osteoarticular penicilliosis marneffei. a report of eight cases and review of the literature
publishDate 2014
url http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3488
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