Abstract
Pythium insidiosum is an emerging human pathogen classified among brown algae and diatoms that can cause significant morbidity and mortality in otherwise healthy individuals. Here we describe a pediatric patient with pythiosis acquired in the southern United States, diagnosed by molecular screening and DNA sequencing of internal transcribed spacer region 1.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Amputation, Surgical
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Base Sequence
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Female
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Humans
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Leg / parasitology*
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Leg / surgery
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Molecular Typing
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Polymerase Chain Reaction*
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Pythiosis / diagnosis*
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Pythiosis / parasitology
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Pythium*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Associated data
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GENBANK/JQ305799
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GENBANK/JQ305800
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GENBANK/JQ305801