Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3397137 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We describe three invasive mould infections due to Hormographiella aspergillata occurring within 1 year in patients undergoing treatment for acute leukaemia. All patients presented with pulmonary infiltrates; one patient additionally had cerebral and ocular involvement. Diagnostic procedures included bronchoalveolar lavage in all, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in two patients. Susceptibility testing was performed by E-test and detected low minimal inhibitory concentrations for voriconazole and amphotericin B. All patients received systemic antifungal therapy; however, all of them died. Despite this cluster of three cases of an unusual mould infection, no hospital source was detected.
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Authors
A. Conen, M. Weisser, D. Hohler, R. Frei, M. Stern,