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Emerging invasive zygomycosis in a tertiary care center: epidemiology and associated risk factors

Author(s) -

Juan Ambrosioni,

Kalthum Bouchuiguir-Wafa,

Jorge Garbino

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.11.024

Subject(s) - zygomycosis , caspofungin , voriconazole , epidemiology , medicine , incidence (geometry) , mucormycosis , mortality rate , antifungal , intensive care medicine , surgery , amphotericin b , dermatology , physics , optics

Invasive zygomycosis is a rare fungal opportunistic disease with a high morbidity and mortality rate, predominantly affecting immunosuppressed patients. Presented herein is our investigation of the epidemiological factors associated with an increasing incidence of the disease at the University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, over the past five years.

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