Fungus
scedosporium prolifican
Definitions related to scedosporium prolificans:
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(lomentospora prolificans) Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Lomentospora prolificans.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A species of dematiaceous filamentous fungi in the phylum Ascomycota with small, delicate annellides with a distinct basal swelling peculiar to this species and absent in closely related species. L. prolificans causes opportunistic infection in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals. The species exhibits varying tolerance to currently available antifungal agents.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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