Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2400557 | Medical Mycology Case Reports | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We describe an unusual presentation of fatal infection due to Rhizomucor pusillus bloodstream infection in a 12-year old pediatric patient recently diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. R. pusillus was isolated from one blood culture drawn on Day 11 of hospitalization.
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Authors
Jennifer Dien Bard, Aida Mangahis, Thomas C. Hofstra, Jeffrey M. Bender,