Emmonsia helica Infection in HIV-Infected Man, California, USA

Emmonsia-like fungi have rarely been reported from North America. We report a fatal case of E. helica infection in a man with advanced HIV infection from California, USA, who had progressive respiratory failure and a brain abscess.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martin Rofael, Ilan S. Schwartz, Lynne Sigler, Li K. Kong, Nicholas Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-0558_article