Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, Absidia corymbifera infection and probable pulmonary aspergillosis in a recipient of orthotopic liver transplantation for end stage liver disease secondary to hepatitis C
1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 34; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0163-4453(97)94563-1
ISSN1532-2742
AutoresClaudio Viscoli, Ferdinando Dodi, E. Pellicci, G Ardizzone, O. Soro, Paola Ceppa, Amaury José Teixeira Nigro, Fabio Rizzo, Umberto Valente,
Tópico(s)Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
ResumoInvasive fungal infections are a significant complication of solid organ transplantation. Here we report the first case of concurrent invasive pulmonary fungal infection caused by Aspergillus fumigatus and Mucor species in a heart transplant recipient. Polymicrobial mold infection is rare but should be considered in solid organ transplant recipients who fail to respond to initial antifungal therapy targeting a single organism. It is also of interest that in addition to potent immunosuppression and prolonged voriconazole therapy, possible airway fungal colonization following hurricane Katrina cleaning efforts might have contributed to this dual invasive mold infection.
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