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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2004, p. 478-480, Vol. 42, No. 1
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.478-480.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Disseminated Infection with Nattrassia mangiferae in an Immunosuppressed Patient

Birgit Willinger,1* Gerhard Kopetzky,2 Ferdinand Harm,2 Petra Apfalter,1 Athanasios Makristathis,1 Andrea Berer,3 Alexander Bankier,4 and Stefan Winkler5

Division of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology,1 Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology,3 Department of Radiology,4 Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Vienna,5 Internal Medicine I, General Hospital, St. Pölten, Austria2

Received 25 June 2003/ Returned for modification 14 August 2003/ Accepted 20 September 2003

Disseminated infection with the coelomycetous fungus Nattrassia mangiferae is a very rare disease affecting only the immunocompromised host. We report the first case of a disseminated infection with spondylodiscitis and granular skin lesions due to N. mangiferae in a renal transplant patient.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology of the University, Vienna University Hospital, Währinger Gürtel 18-20/5P, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Phone: 0043-1-40400/5151 (5156). Fax: 0043-1-40400/5228. E-mail: birgit.willinger{at}akh-wien.ac.at.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2004, p. 478-480, Vol. 42, No. 1
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.478-480.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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