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Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA.

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Rofael, M; Schwartz, IS; Sigler, L; Kong, LK; Nelson, N
Published in: Emerg Infect Dis
January 2018
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Emmonsia-like fungi have rarely been reported from North America. We report a fatal case of E. helica infection in a man with advanced HIV infection from California, USA, who had progressive respiratory failure and a brain abscess.

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Ilan Schwartz
Author Ilan Schwartz Medicine, Infectious Diseases
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Emerg Infect Dis

DOI

10.3201/eid2401.170558

EISSN

1080-6059

Publication Date

January 2018

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

166 / 168

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Viral Load
  • Mycoses
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Chrysosporium
  • California
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
 

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Rofael, M., Schwartz, I. S., Sigler, L., Kong, L. K., & Nelson, N. (2018). Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA. Emerg Infect Dis, 24(1), 166–168. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.170558
Rofael, Martin, Ilan S. Schwartz, Lynne Sigler, Li K. Kong, and Nicholas Nelson. “Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA.” Emerg Infect Dis 24, no. 1 (January 2018): 166–68. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.170558.
Rofael M, Schwartz IS, Sigler L, Kong LK, Nelson N. Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jan;24(1):166–8.
Rofael, Martin, et al. “Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA.” Emerg Infect Dis, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 166–68. Pubmed, doi:10.3201/eid2401.170558.
Rofael M, Schwartz IS, Sigler L, Kong LK, Nelson N. Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jan;24(1):166–168.

Published In

Emerg Infect Dis

DOI

10.3201/eid2401.170558

EISSN

1080-6059

Publication Date

January 2018

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

166 / 168

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Viral Load
  • Mycoses
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Humans
  • HIV Infections
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Chrysosporium
  • California
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count