Fusarium verticillioides fungemia in a liver transplantation patient: successful treatment with voriconazole
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
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Fusarium verticillioides fungemia in a liver transplantation patient: successful treatment with voriconazole / S., C., M., C., C., V., A., B., Grottola, A., W., G., F., C., Di Benedetto, F., N., D.R., F., R., Gerunda, G.E., Guaraldi, G.. - In: DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. - ISSN 0732-8893. - STAMPA. - 71:4(2011), pp. 438-441. [10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.08.024]
Abstract:
Fusarium is an opportunistic fungal pathogen which is emerging as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. We present a rare case of F. verticillioides fungemia that occurred in a patient who underwent a second orthotopic liver transplantation for chronic rejection and completely responded to treatment with voriconazole.
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Keywords:
Liver transplantation, Disseminated Fusarium verticillioides infection, Invasive fusariosis, Systemic fusariosis, Voriconazole
Elenco autori:
S., Cocchi; M., Codeluppi; C., Venturelli; A., Bedini; Grottola, Antonella; W., Gennari; F., Cavrini; Di Benedetto, Fabrizio; N., De Ruvo; F., Rumpianesi; Gerunda, Giorgio Enrico; Guaraldi, Giovanni
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