First description of spontaneous fungal peritonitis caused by Fusarium solani in a critically ill patient with liver cirrhosis

Fusarium spp., common soil moulds, are emerging fungal pathogens in immunocompromised subjects. We report the first case of Fusarium solani peritonitis in a patient with liver cirrhosis. Because of the high morbidity and mortality associated with fusariosis, an aggressive approach to treatment as we...

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Autores principales: Mayr, U., Rasch, S., Schmid, R.M., Huber, W., Lahmer, T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
First Clinical Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5601303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28948024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2017.08.003
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Sumario:Fusarium spp., common soil moulds, are emerging fungal pathogens in immunocompromised subjects. We report the first case of Fusarium solani peritonitis in a patient with liver cirrhosis. Because of the high morbidity and mortality associated with fusariosis, an aggressive approach to treatment as well as identification of the species and drug susceptibilities is warranted.

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