Case report: a fatal case of Aspergillus felis infection in an immunocompetent host

We report a fatal case of Aspergillus felis invasive rhinosinusitis with secondary cerebral abscesses in an immunocompetent host despite aggressive surgical debridement and combination antifungals. Whilst this organism is known to cause fatalities in cats, only a few cases in humans have been docume...

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Autores principales: Parkes-Smith, Jill, Bauer, Michelle J., Bergh, Haakon, Eidan, Anthony, Forde, Brian M., Hilton, John, Kidd, Timothy J., Schmidt, Campbell, Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2022
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9833418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36644434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000453
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Sumario:We report a fatal case of Aspergillus felis invasive rhinosinusitis with secondary cerebral abscesses in an immunocompetent host despite aggressive surgical debridement and combination antifungals. Whilst this organism is known to cause fatalities in cats, only a few cases in humans have been documented, all of which had significant immunosuppression. This is the first human death due to A. felis described in an immunocompetent host.

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