Use of combination therapy to successfully treat breakthrough Trichosporon asahii infection in an acute leukemia patient receiving voriconazole

Use of combination therapy to successfully treat breakthrough Trichosporon asahii infection in an acute leukemia patient receiving voriconazole

Trichosporon species is an important life-threatening opportunistic systemic pathogen, especially in leukemia patients. Voriconazole is proved to be a promising agent in past decade. However, recently we observed a case of breakthrough Trichosporon asahii infection while receiving voriconazole, whic...

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Main Authors: Jia Chen, Feng Chen, Ying Wang, Ling-Yi Yang, Miao Miao, Yue Han, De-Pei Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
T. asahii
Liposomal amphotericin B
Caspofungin
Voriconazole
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221175391400044X

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