Molecular Detection and Identification of Agents of Eumycetoma: Detailed Report of Two Cases
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (12) , 5813-6
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.12.5813-5816.2003
Abstract
We describe two cases of eumycetoma in the legs. The infections could not be adequately diagnosed by classical mycology, but the causative agents were successfully identified asMadurella mycetomatisby species-specific PCR and DNA sequencing.Keywords
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