Evaluation of Mucorales DNA load in cerebrospinal fluid in a patient with possible cerebral mucormycosis treated with intravenous liposomal amphotericin B

Evaluation of Mucorales DNA load in cerebrospinal fluid in a patient with possible cerebral mucormycosis treated with intravenous liposomal amphotericin B

We report the case of a 19-year-old male with possible cerebral mucormycosis following chemotherapy. We detected a Lichtheimia DNA load of 2.0 × 104 copies/ml in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), although a CSF culture showed no growth. After treatment with intravenous liposomal amphotericin B, the Lichthe...

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Main Authors: Tomonari Shigemura, Yozo Nakazawa, Kazuyuki Matsuda, Mitsuo Motobayashi, Shoji Saito, Kenichi Koike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mucormycosis
Lichtheimia
Cerebrospinal fluid
Quantitative PCR
Liposomal amphotericin B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016750

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