| Literature DB >> 28743702 |
Susann Rößler1, Oliver Bader2, Friedrich Stölzel3, Ulrich Sommer4, Birgit Spiess5, Stephan Geibel2, Dieter Buchheidt5, Uwe Groß2, Gustavo Baretton4, Enno Jacobs6, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner7.
Abstract
Patients with hematologic malignancies as well as allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients are at high risk for invasive aspergillosis. Here, we report a culture- and autopsy-proven fatal invasive aspergillosis in an allogeneic HSTC patient which he developed despite posaconazole prophylaxis. The agent was determined to be an azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus strain bearing the cyp51A mutation combination TR46 Y121F M172I T289A. At increasing frequency, the azole resistance of A. fumigatus is being reported globally, limiting treatment options and complicating regimens.Entities:
Keywords: Aspergillus fumigatus; azole resistance; breakthrough aspergillosis; cyp51A mutation; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; invasive aspergillosis
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28743702 PMCID: PMC5527573 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00270-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191