Madurella real-time PCR, a novel approach for eumycetoma diagnosis.

• Main Authors: Amir Arastehfar (Author), Wilson Lim (Author), Farnaz Daneshnia (Author), Wendy W J van de Sande (Author), Ahmed H Fahal (Author), Marie Desnos-Ollivier (Author), Gerrit S de Hoog (Author), Teun Boekhout (Author), Sarah A Ahmed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The genus Madurella comprising four species, M. fahalii, M. mycetomatis, M. pseudomycetomatis, and M. tropicana, represents the prevalent cause of eumycetoma worldwide. The four species are phenotypically similar and cause an invariable clinical picture, but differ markedly in their susceptibility t...