Identification of emerging human-pathogenic Pythium insidiosum by serological and molecular assay-based methods

• Main Authors: Vanittanakom N., Supabandhu J., Khamwan C., Praparattanapan J., Thirach S., Prasertwitayakij N., Louthrenoo W., Chiewchanvit S., Tananuvat N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4644249496&partnerID=40&md5=31c17933c340faabb3778d87f98f6faa; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15364977; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3903
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Pythium insidiosum is a pathogen that causes disease in both animals and humans. Human infection is rare; however, when it does occur, most patients, especially those having underlying hemoglobinopathy syndromes, such as thalassemia, exhibit a severe form. We identified four isolates of P. insidiosu...