Molecular Detection and Identification of Agents of Eumycetoma: Detailed Report of Two Cases

Abdalla O. A. Ahmed; Nicole Desplaces; Philippe Leonard; Fred Goldstein; Sybren De Hoog; Henri Verbrugh; Alex van Belkum; Abualgasim Abdalla

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.12.5813-5816.2003

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Molecular Detection and Identification of Agents of Eumycetoma: Detailed Report of Two Cases

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Molecular Detection and Identification of Agents of Eumycetoma: Detailed Report of Two Cases

Abdalla O. A. Ahmed, Nicole Desplaces, Philippe Leonard, Fred Goldstein, Sybren De Hoog, Henri Verbrugh, Alex van Belkum and Abualgasim Abdalla

Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.41(12), pp.5813-5816

01/12/2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.12.5813-5816.2003

PMCID: PMC309011

PMID: 14662990

Abstract

Case Report

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 as Madurella mycetomatis by species-specific PCR and DNA sequencing.

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Title: Molecular Detection and Identification of Agents of Eumycetoma: Detailed Report of Two Cases
Creators - without role: Abdalla O. A. Ahmed - University of Khartoum
Nicole Desplaces - University of Khartoum
Philippe Leonard - Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon
Fred Goldstein - University of Khartoum
Sybren De Hoog - University of Khartoum
Henri Verbrugh - Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alex van Belkum - Erasmus University Rotterdam
Abualgasim Abdalla - Al Jouf University
Publication Details: Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol.41(12), pp.5813-5816
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Identifiers: 9913177408331
Academic Unit: Al Jouf University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article