Invasive Fungal Disease, Isavuconazole Treatment Failure, and Death in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients

Invasive Fungal Disease, Isavuconazole Treatment Failure, and Death in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients

We present 2 fatal cases of invasive fungal disease with isavuconazole treatment failure in immunocompromised patients: one with a TR34-L98H azole–resistant Aspergillus fumigatus isolate and the other a Rhizomucor–A. fumigatus co-infection. Such patients probably require surveillance by galactomanna...

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Main Authors: Anne-Pauline Bellanger, Ana Berceanu, Emeline Scherer, Yohan Desbrosses, Etienne Daguindau, Steffi Rocchi, Laurence Millon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
aspergillosis
fungal co-infection
invasive fungal disease
isavuconazole
treatment failure
mucormycosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/9/19-0598_article

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