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Pseudoallescheria boydii pneumonia and empyema: a rare complication of heart transplantation cured with voriconazole.

Mark G Perlroth1, Joan Miller.   

Abstract

Pseudoallescheria boydii pneumonia is a rare occurrence, usually resistant to amphotericin B and other anti-fungal agents. We report a complete response to voriconazole in an immunosuppressed host.

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Year:  2004        PMID： 15135387     DOI： 10.1016/S1053-2498(03)00298-5

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Heart Lung Transplant        ISSN： 1053-2498            Impact factor:   10.247


  4 in total

1.  Pneumothorax and empyema complicating Scedosporium apiospermum mycetoma: not just a problem in the immunocompromised patients.

Authors:  T Hassan; S Nicholson; R Fahy
Journal:  Ir J Med Sci       Date:  2010-10-21       Impact factor: 1.568

Review 2.  Infections caused by Scedosporium spp.

Authors:  Karoll J Cortez; Emmanuel Roilides; Flavio Quiroz-Telles; Joseph Meletiadis; Charalampos Antachopoulos; Tena Knudsen; Wendy Buchanan; Jeffrey Milanovich; Deanna A Sutton; Annette Fothergill; Michael G Rinaldi; Yvonne R Shea; Theoklis Zaoutis; Shyam Kottilil; Thomas J Walsh
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  2008-01       Impact factor: 26.132

3.  Voriconazole in the management of nosocomial invasive fungal infections.

Authors:  Javier Pemán; Miguel Salavert; Emilia Cantón; Isidro Jarque; Eva Romá; Rafael Zaragoza; Angel Viudes; Miguel Gobernado
Journal:  Ther Clin Risk Manag       Date:  2006-06       Impact factor: 2.423

4.  Scedosporium apiosermum infection of the "Native" valve: Fungal endocarditis in an orthotopic heart transplant recipient.

Authors:  Meredith E Clement; Eileen K Maziarz; Jacob N Schroder; Chetan B Patel; John R Perfect
Journal:  Med Mycol Case Rep       Date:  2015-07-30
  4 in total

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