Neutrophils phagocytosing fungal hyphae in urinary sediment

Abstract The Phagocytosis of fungal structures by neutrophils is a well-documented function of these immune cells. However, neutrophil phagocytosis of hyphal structures in the urine sediment is not usually observed during routine sample evaluation. This is a case of hyphal phagocytosis by neutrophil...

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Main Authors: José Antonio Tesser Poloni, Clotilde Druck Garcia, Liane Nanci Rotta, Constantin F. Urban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2020-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002021000300431&tlng=en