Journal Title
Title of Journal: Curr Fungal Infect Rep
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Abbravation: Current Fungal Infection Reports
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Publisher
Current Science Inc.
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Authors: Charalampos Dokos ZoiDorothea Pana Athanasios Tragiannidis
Publish Date: 2010/10/05
Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-22
Abstract
The members of Malassezia species which may cause skin disorders in healthy individuals are associated with both cutaneous and systemic disorders in immunocompromised patients These disorders include folliculitis seborrheic dermatitis catheterrelated fungemia and deeply invasive infections This review examines not only the risk factors and pathogenesis of this rare fungal infection but also the clinical manifestations diagnosis and treatment of Malassezia infections in immunocompromised patients Reports from several series of immunocompromised patients have shown low mortality rates with appropriate treatment
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