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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2004, p. 914-916, Vol. 42, No. 2
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.914-916.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society of Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Onychomycosis Due to Emericella quadrilineata

Harish C. Gugnani,1 Vanan K. Vijayan,1 Puneet Tyagi,1 Sonal Sharma,1 Alberto M. Stchigel,2 and Josep Guarro2*

Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India,1 Unitat de Microbiologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain2

Received 29 July 2003/ Accepted 27 October 2003

Nondermatophytic fungi are increasingly being reported as etiological agents of onychomycosis. We describe here a case of hand nail infection caused by Emericella quadrilineata (anamorph Aspergillus tetrazonus), a species not so far known to be an etiological agent of onychomycosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Unitat de Microbiologia, Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, carrer Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Tarragona, Spain. Phone: 34 977759359. Fax: 34 977759322. E-mail: umb{at}fmcs.urv.es.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2004, p. 914-916, Vol. 42, No. 2
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.914-916.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society of Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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