Mucormycosis: a 10-year experience at a tertiary care center in Turkey

KÖMÜR S., İNAL A. S., KURTARAN B., ULU A., UGUZ A., AKSU H. S. Z., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.46, no.1, pp.58-62, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1409-137
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.58-62
  • Keywords: Facial pain, fever, liposomal amphotericin, mucormycosis, ZYGOMYCOSIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, GUIDELINES, MANAGEMENT, DIAGNOSIS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Mucormycosis is a rare invasive fungal infection most commonly encountered in the immunocompromised host. We analyzed 51 adult patients treated for mucormycosis between 2003 and 2013 and recorded at a tertiary university hospital in Turkey.