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ArticleInternational journal of hematology2014

Serial monitoring of Mucorales DNA load in serum samples of a patient with disseminated mucormycosis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

Tomonari Shigemura, Yozo Nakazawa, Kazuyuki Matsuda, Kenji Sano, Takashi Yaguchi, Mitsuo Motobayashi, Shoji Saito, Shunsuke Noda, Norimoto Kobayashi, Kazunaga Agematsu and 2 more

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Article in International journal of hematology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. IntracranialJournal of child neurology · 2025
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  2. Molecular Strategies to Diagnose Mucormycosis.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
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  3. Role of Molecular Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases in Children.Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2017
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Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tomonari ShigemuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
Yozo Nakazawa
Kazuyuki Matsuda
Kenji Sano
Takashi Yaguchi
Mitsuo Motobayashi
Shoji Saito
Shunsuke Noda
Norimoto Kobayashi
Kazunaga Agematsu
Takayuki Honda
Kenichi Koike
Shinshu University · JPShinshu University Hospital · JPChiba University Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a fatal complication in immunocompromised patients, and is additionally difficult to diagnose due to the lack of useful serum biomarkers. Using a quantitative PCR approach, we retrospectively analyzed Mucorales DNA load in sera collected serially from a 3-year-old patient with chronic granulomatous disease, who died of multi-organ failure probably due to dissemination of Rhizomucor pusillus, which was detected from necropsy specimens. Mucorales DNA load was below the detection limit on days 9, 2, and 4 after unrelated bone marrow transplantation. Rhizomucor DNA was first detected on day 14 (1.6 × 10(3) copies/mL), and subsequently fluctuated between 1.3 × 10(3) and 37.2 × 10(3) copies/mL until day 43. Rhizomucor achieved a peak value of 940.0 × 10(3) copies/mL on day 48 the day before death. The detection or fluctuation of Rhizomucor DNA appeared to be associated with corticosteroid dosages or C-reactive protein levels. This specific, noninvasive, and highly quantitative assay may be useful for the early diagnosis of mucormycosis and prediction of disease progression.

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Bone Marrow TransplantationImmunocompromised HostChild, PreschoolC-Reactive ProteinDNA, FungalFatal OutcomeGranulomatous Disease, ChronicHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMucormycosisRhizomucorTransplantation, HomologousC-Reactive ProteinDNA, FungalImmunosuppressive Agents

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