Necrotising pneumonia caused by Curvularia hawaiiensis (syn. Bipolaris hawaiiensis) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis coinfection in a patient with ascariasis: a case report and review

Abstract Introduction Curvularia hawaiiensis (formerly Bipolaris hawaiiensis) is a plant pathogen often isolated from soil and vegetative material. However, only a few cases of opportunistic invasive infections in humans have been described. Case A 16-year-old female patient without comorbidities wa...

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Main Authors: Cristina Aguirre, Jaime David Acosta-España, Sheila Jissela Patajalo-Villata, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-023-00593-z