| Literature DB >> 26563166 |
Naruhiko Ishiwada1, Kenichi Takeshita2, Takashi Yaguchi3, Koo Nagasawa2, Noriko Takeuchi4, Haruka Hishiki2, Akira Watanabe4, Katsuhiko Kamei4, Naoki Shimojo2.
Abstract
A 16-year-old boy with chronic granulomatous disease presented with pneumonia and rib osteomyelitis. Emericella nidulans var. echinulata was isolated from his sputum. After starting voriconazole, Rasamsonia piperina was isolated from the rib swelling. A combination therapy of voriconazole and micafungin effectively eradicated this invasive mixed-mold infection. In immunocompromised patients, a precise pathogenic diagnosis is clinically useful for administration of an appropriate treatment regimen.Entities:
Keywords: Chronic granulomatous disease; Emericella nidulans var. echinulata; Micafungin; Rasamsonia piperina; Voriconazole
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26563166 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-015-9963-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycopathologia ISSN: 0301-486X Impact factor: 2.574