Fatal pulmonary Scedosporium aurantiacum infection in a patient after near-drowning: A case report

Fatal pulmonary Scedosporium aurantiacum infection in a patient after near-drowning: A case report

Background and Purpose: Scedosporium spp. is a saprophytic fungus that may cause invasive pulmonary infection due to the aspiration of contaminated water in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent hosts.Case report: Herein, we report a fatal case of pulmonary infection caused by Scedosporium speci...

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Main Authors: Roya Ghasemian, Azadeh Bandegani, Firoozeh Kermani, Leila Faeli, Behrad Roohi, Elham Yosefi Abdolmaleki, Mohammad T. Hedayati, Emmanuel Roilides, Tahereh Shokohi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2021-12-01
Series:Current Medical Mycology
Subjects:
antifungal susceptibility test
amphotericin b
invasive pulmonary infection
near-drowning
scedosporium aurantiacum
voriconazole
Online Access:http://cmm.mazums.ac.ir/article_140982_5bb8d2b36b213fc84880c39e1018c64b.pdf

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