Disseminated Nannizziopsis obscura infection in a renal transplant patient- The first reported case

This is a presentation of a case of disseminated fungal infection in a renal transplant patient with Nannizziopsis obscura, a species not previously reported as having caused disseminated disease in humans and not previously reported in the UK. The fungus was isolated from a intramuscular collection...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Baggott, Amy, McGann, Hugh, Barton, Richard, Ratner, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5479955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28664030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.06.002
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Sumario:This is a presentation of a case of disseminated fungal infection in a renal transplant patient with Nannizziopsis obscura, a species not previously reported as having caused disseminated disease in humans and not previously reported in the UK. The fungus was isolated from a intramuscular collection and from a lymph node. The patient responded well to a course of posaconazole.

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