Paecilomyces variotii as an Emergent Pathogenic Agent of Pneumonia

Joint Authors

Steiner, Bruna
Paz, Alessandra A.
Silla, Lucia Mariano da Rocha
Aquino, Valerio R.
Goldani, Luciano Zubaran
Zavascki, Alexandre P.

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-05-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Paecilomyces variotii is a commonly occurring species in air and food, and it is also associated with many types of human infections.

Pneumonia due to Paecilomyces variotii has been rarely reported in the medical literature.

The authors report a 48-year-old patient with refractory lymphoma who underwent allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation and developed pneumonia due to Paecilomyces variotii.

They also review the published case reports of pneumonia caused by this fungus.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Steiner, Bruna& Aquino, Valerio R.& Paz, Alessandra A.& Silla, Lucia Mariano da Rocha& Zavascki, Alexandre P.& Goldani, Luciano Zubaran. 2013. Paecilomyces variotii as an Emergent Pathogenic Agent of Pneumonia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Steiner, Bruna…[et al.]. Paecilomyces variotii as an Emergent Pathogenic Agent of Pneumonia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Steiner, Bruna& Aquino, Valerio R.& Paz, Alessandra A.& Silla, Lucia Mariano da Rocha& Zavascki, Alexandre P.& Goldani, Luciano Zubaran. Paecilomyces variotii as an Emergent Pathogenic Agent of Pneumonia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005733

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1005733