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Saksenaea vasiformis infections: Case report and literature review

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Since the first human infection by Saksenaea vasiformis in 1976 another 26 cases have been reported. Here is a report of a new case which involved an Ecuadorian adolescent who suffered serious burns after a car accident. It developed as a localized cutaneous infection which was successfully treated with surgical debridement and amphotericin B. This is the second report of this infection from South America and the third involving a burn patient. The previously reported 27 cases are reviewed.

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  1. Laboratorio de Microbiología, Hospital de Niños “Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde”, Guayaquil, Ecuador

    William Vega

  2. Unidad de Quemados, Hospital de Niños “Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde”, Guayaquil, Ecuador

    Margot Orellana

  3. Universidad Austral, Valdivia, Chile

    Luis Zaror

  4. Unitat de Microbiologia, Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Carrer Sant Llorenç 21, 43201, Reus, Tarragona, Spain

    Josepa Gené & Josep Guarro

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Vega, W., Orellana, M., Zaror, L. et al. Saksenaea vasiformis infections: Case report and literature review. Mycopathologia 162, 289–294 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-006-0061-6

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