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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Rhizopus and mucor species are by far the most common causes of mucormycosis but there may be other fungi that lead to development of the disease. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]
Overview
Rhizopus and mucor species are by far the most common causes of mucormycosis but there may be other fungi that lead to development of the disease.
Causes
The different types of fungi causing mucormycosis include :
- Rhizopus species
- Mucor species
- Cunninghamella bertholletiae
- Apophysomyces
- Lichtheimia (formerly Absidia)
- Saksenaea
- Rhizomucor [1] [2]
References
- ↑ Richardson M (2009). "The ecology of the Zygomycetes and its impact on environmental exposure". Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 15 Suppl 5: 2–9. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02972.x. PMID 19754749.
- ↑ Roden MM, Zaoutis TE, Buchanan WL, Knudsen TA, Sarkisova TA, Schaufele RL, Sein M, Sein T, Chiou CC, Chu JH, Kontoyiannis DP, Walsh TJ (2005). "Epidemiology and outcome of zygomycosis: a review of 929 reported cases". Clin. Infect. Dis. 41 (5): 634–53. doi:10.1086/432579. PMID 16080086.