Successful outcome of Scedosporium apiospermum disseminated infection treated with voriconazole in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy. |
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| Authors: | P Mu?oz M Marín P Tornero P Martín Rabadán M Rodríguez-Creixéms E Bouza |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Microbiology-Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Mara?ón, Madrid, Spain. pmunoz@micro.hggm.es |
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| Abstract: | A disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum infection was diagnosed in a woman with severe asthma and treated with corticosteroids. This fungi is resistant to fluconazole and amphotericin B. The infection was refractory to itraconazole, but responded successfully to voriconazole. A review of the literature is provided. |
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