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Oct 6

1h 8m

121. Moulds: Mucorales

Infectious Disease: Insights of Two Specialists

About this episode

Callum and Alyssa are joined by Dr Dora Corzo-Leon to discuss all things Mucorales and Mucormycosis. Listen in to hear about:

Taxonomy (and why it is confusing)
Pathogenesis
Risk factors
Clinical syndromes
Diagnostics
Treatment

Show notes for this episode here: https://idiots.notion.site/121-Moulds-Mucorales-c2343d4588ea4dd19c54de538fd7fe22?pvs=74

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