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Fungal infections as a contributing cause of death: An autopsy study

Author(s) -

C Sundaram,

MeghaS Uppin,

S Anuradha,

ShantveerG Uppin,

TaraRoshni Paul,

ArunaK Prayaga

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

indian journal of pathology and microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 0974-5130

pISSN - 0377-4929

DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.81634

Subject(s) - autopsy , grocott's methenamine silver stain , medicine , incidence (geometry) , aspergillosis , pathology , pathological , cause of death , aspergillus , medical record , dermatology , immunology , biology , staining , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics

With the continuing rise in the number of immunocompromised patients, the incidence of invasive mycoses has increased. Various studies have reported the trends of fungal infections in autopsies. Because of limitations in antemortem clinical diagnosis owing to lack of sensitive diagnostic tools, information regarding frequency and pathogenesis of fungal infections is largely dependent on autopsy studies.

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