An unusual case of Scedosporium apiospermum fungaemia in an immunocompetent patient with a left ventricular assist device and an implantable cardiac device

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-related infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with fungal infections being particularly difficult to manage. We report a case of an immunocompetent 39-year-old male with an LVAD and an implantable cardiac device (ICD) who developed fatal Sce...

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Autores principales: Tan, Shireen Yan Ling, Chung, Shimin Jasmine, Tan, Teing Ee, Teo, Louis, Tan, Ban Hock, Tan, Yen Ee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7656191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33195980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000148
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Sumario:Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-related infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with fungal infections being particularly difficult to manage. We report a case of an immunocompetent 39-year-old male with an LVAD and an implantable cardiac device (ICD) who developed fatal Scedosporium apiospermum fungaemia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of LVAD-related S. apiospermum fungaemia.

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