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Future directions in mucormycosis research.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22247450     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Mucormycosis has emerged as an important opportunistic infection, especially in severely immunosuppressed hosts. The evolving epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, molecular virulence studies, early diagnosis, and pitfalls in designing clinical studies of mucormycosis are discussed in this article.
Authors:
Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis; Russell E Lewis; Oliver Lortholary; Oliver Lotholary; Brad Spellberg; Georgios Petrikkos; Emmanuel Roillides; Ashraf Ibrahim; Thomas J Walsh
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America     Volume:  54 Suppl 1     ISSN:  1537-6591     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2012 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-16     Completed Date:  2012-05-03     Revised Date:  2012-05-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203213     Medline TA:  Clin Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S79-85     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. dkontoyi@mdanderson.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
Aspergillus / genetics,  immunology,  pathogenicity*
Biomedical Research
Early Diagnosis
Genome, Fungal
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Mucormycosis / diagnosis,  drug therapy,  epidemiology*,  pathology
Pyrimidines / pharmacology
Rhizopus / genetics,  immunology,  pathogenicity*
Risk Factors
Triazoles / pharmacology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antifungal Agents; 0/Pyrimidines; 0/Triazoles; 0/voriconazole
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;54(8):1220
Note: Lotholary, Oliver [corrected to Lortholary, Oliver]

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