Molecular epidemiology and clinical-laboratory aspects of chromoblastomycosis in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chromoblastomycosis is a disease caused by melanized fungi, primarily belonging to the genera Fonsecaea and Cladophialophora, mainly affecting individuals who are occupationally exposed to soil and plant products. This research aimed to determine the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of chromoblastomycosis in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Materials and methods

Patients diagnosed with chromoblastomycosis treated at the Júlio Müller University Hospital, Cuiabá, Brazil, from January 2015 to December 2020, whose isolates were preserved in the Research Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Mato Grosso. Isolates were identified by partly sequencing the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) and β-tubulin (BT2) loci. A

SUBMITTER: Guevara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9828117 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature