Mucormycosis in a pediatric population: a review of 20 cases from southern Turkey

ALABAZ D., Yilmaz G., Uguz A., ÖZDEMİR S., Sasmaz I., BAYRAM İ.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.63, no.1, pp.11-22, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.01.002
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.11-22
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Mucormycosis is a fatal invasive fungal infection seen most often in patients with compromised defense mechanisms. The aim of this article was to review the data of pediatric mucor in the South of Turkey.