ISOLATION OF AN OBSCURE FUNGUS, PARENGYODONTIUM ALBUM, FROM THE BLOOD OF A SEVERELY NEUTROPENIC PATIENT: THE FIRST REPORTED CASE FROM MALAYSIA

Isolation of an obscure fungus, Parengyodontium album, from the blood of a severely neutropenic patient: The first reported case from Malaysia

Parengyodontium album is a very rarely encountered opportunistic fungal pathogen.A severely neutropenic 11-year-old boy with acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma was febrile and lethargic during his admission for Clay Powder elective chemotherapy.No cutaneous lesion or obvious source of infection was noted, and clinical examination was othe

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Comparison of the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients requiring hospital admission to treat eosinophilic and neutrophilic exacerbations of COPD [Corrigendum]

Rolling Kang HS, Rhee CK, Kim SK, Kim JW, Lee SH, Yoon HK, Ahn JH, Kim YH.Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis.2016;11:2467–2473.Page 2467, Abstract, Results section, line 1, the text “COPD exacerbations (177 VOLCANIC ASH PASTE eosinophilic and 380 neutrophilic) were included” should read “COPD exacerbations (177 eosinophilic, 38

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