| Literature DB >> 35072513 |
Ahnika Kline1, Michail S Lionakis1.
Abstract
Aspergillus calidoustus is an emerging, azole-resistant, cryptic Aspergillus species in immunosuppressed patients that often features extrapulmonary involvement and carries high mortality. The case presented by J. F. Camargo, R. Jabr, A. D. Anderson, L. Lekakis, et al. (Antimicrob Agents Chemother 66:e02206-21, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.02206-21) describes a transplant recipient with disseminated A. calidoustus infection who was successfully treated with surgical source control, tapering of immunosuppression, and long-term, combination antifungal treatment that included the first-in-class fosmanogepix, which targets fungal mannoprotein trafficking and anchoring.Entities:
Keywords: Aspergillus calidoustus; azole resistance; cryptic Aspergillus species; disseminated aspergillosis; fosmanogepix
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35072513 PMCID: PMC8923175 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02368-21
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.938