Future directions in mucormycosis research.
review · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Aspergillus
- Mucormycosis
- Rhizopus