Disseminated infection with Nattrassia mangiferae in an immunosuppressed patient.

J Clin Microbiol

Division of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, University of Vienna and Internal Medicine I, General Hospital, St. Pölten, Austria.

Published: January 2004

Disseminated infection with the coelomycetous fungus Nattrassia mangiferae is a very rare disease affecting only the immunocompromised host. We report the first case of a disseminated infection with spondylodiscitis and granular skin lesions due to N. mangiferae in a renal transplant patient.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.1.478-480.2004DOI Listing

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