Pythium insidiosum: an emerging pathogen that is easily misdiagnosed and given treatment as a fungus
Early and accurate identification, combined with aggressive surgical debridement and appropriate drug therapy, can greatly improve patient managements. Conventional culture and zoospore induction remain gold standard for diagnosis; however, DNA-based method should be performed simultaneously. The drug susceptibility testing provides profound effects on proper drug selection against <i>P. insidiosum</i>.
Authors
- Liuyang Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9309-6448)
- Xingchun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3792-5557)
- Xiulu Huang
- Liang Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9798-9115)
- Li Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5721-8997)
- Ngan Hung Yee
- Huixia Meng
Institutions
- Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
- The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1430032
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.38
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province