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Rhizopus homothallicus Causing Invasive Infections: Series of Three Cases from a Single Centre in North India

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Mucormycoses are opportunistic fungal infections with a high mortality rate. Rhizopus oryzae is the most common agent implicated in human infections. Although R. homothallicus has been previously reported to be a cause of pulmonary mucormycosis, it is the first time that we are reporting as a causative agent of rhino-orbital and cutaneous mucormycosis.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Palakkad, Kerala, 678013, India

    Prathyusha Kokkayil

  2. Mycology Division, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Mragnayani Pandey, Reshu Agarwal, Gagandeep Singh & Immaculata Xess

  3. Department of Microbiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, 110070, India

    Pratibha Kale

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Kokkayil, P., Pandey, M., Agarwal, R. et al. Rhizopus homothallicus Causing Invasive Infections: Series of Three Cases from a Single Centre in North India. Mycopathologia 182, 921–926 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-017-0153-5

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