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First imported coccidioidomycosis in Turkey: A potential health risk for laboratory workers outside endemic areas

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    Identificador: imarina:6387659
    Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina6387659
  • Autores:

    Kantarcioglu A
    Sandoval-Denis M
    Aygun G
    Kiraz N
    Akman C
    Apaydin H
    Karaman E
    Guarro J
    De Hoog G
    Gurel M
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    Autor según el artículo: Kantarcioglu A; Sandoval-Denis M; Aygun G; Kiraz N; Akman C; Apaydin H; Karaman E; Guarro J; De Hoog G; Gurel M
    Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    Autor/es de la URV: Guarro Artigas, Josep / SANDOVAL DENIS, MARCELO PATRICIO
    Palabras clave: Non-endemic countries Laboratory safety Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioides laboratory safety coccidioidomycosis coccidioides
    Resumen: Coccidioidomycosis caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii is endemic in arid climate zones in America, travel-related cases have been reported. We report the first documented case of coccidioidomycosis in Turkey, overviewing reported cases in Europe and underlying difficulties of differential diagnosis outside endemic regions. The patient was an otherwise healthy 41-year-old man who travelled endemic areas. Laboratory diagnosis was based on direct microscopy of two subsequent subcutaneous biopsy specimens and culture and confirmed molecularly. Laboratory personnel should become aware that BioSafety Level-3 organisms may become more frequent and widespread. © 2014 International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.
    Áreas temáticas: Microbiology Medicine, research & experimental Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Infectious diseases Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas i Biotecnología
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 22117539
    Direcció de correo del autor: josep.guarro@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-7839-7568
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-04-30
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000037
    URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Medical Mycology Case Reports. 3 (1): 20-25
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Kantarcioglu A; Sandoval-Denis M; Aygun G; Kiraz N; Akman C; Apaydin H; Karaman E; Guarro J; De Hoog G; Gurel M (2014). First imported coccidioidomycosis in Turkey: A potential health risk for laboratory workers outside endemic areas. Medical Mycology Case Reports, 3(1), 20-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.01.002
    DOI del artículo: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.01.002
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2014
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Infectious Diseases,Medicine, Research & Experimental,Microbiology
    Non-endemic countries
    Laboratory safety
    Coccidioidomycosis
    Coccidioides
    laboratory safety
    coccidioidomycosis
    coccidioides
    Microbiology
    Medicine, research & experimental
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Interdisciplinar
    Infectious diseases
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Biotecnología
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