A CASE OF USTILAGO SPP. INFECTION IDENTIFIED BY WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT UNDERGOING OPEN-CHEST EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION

A case of Ustilago spp. infection identified by whole genome sequencing in a pediatric patient undergoing open-chest extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Objectives: Patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are susceptible to fungal infections, also from rare or emerging pathogens.We present a case of a 3-year-old male patient hospitalized for respiratory failure and subjected to open-chest ECMO support, with a fungal infection from a pathogen not identifiable by standard metho

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