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Year : 2006 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 65-66 |
Fungemia caused by Verticillium species in an immunocompromised child
G Bashir1, MA Thokar1, S Ahmad2, BA Fomda1, R Lone1, T Fazili1
1 Department of Microbiology, Sher-i-Kashmir, Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura-190 001, Jammu & Kashmir, India 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Sher-i-Kashmir, Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura-190 001, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
G Bashir Department of Microbiology, Sher-i-Kashmir, Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura-190 001, Jammu & Kashmir India
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DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.19901
The incidence of fungal infections is increasing due to immunocompromised states. We report a case of fungaemia due to a rare fungus - Verticillium , in a 6 year old child diagnosed as a case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia- L1 with high grade fever. The patient was treated with amphotericin B with a good clinical response.
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