Cerebral Aspergillosis Caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae, Brazil

Guarro, Josep; Kallas, Esper G.; Godoy, Patricio; Karenina, Anna; Gené, Josepa; Stchigel, Alberto; Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes

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Cerebral Aspergillosis Caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae, Brazil

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Sep 2002
By Guarro, Josep ; Kallas, Esper G. ; Godoy, Patricio ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Guarro, Josep ; Kallas, Esper G. ; Godoy, Patricio ; Karenina, Anna ; Gené, Josepa ; Stchigel, Alberto ; Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes
Description:

We report the first case of infection by Neosartorya hiratsukae, an ascomycete in which the conidial state resembles Aspergillus fumigatus. The fungus caused a brain infection in a Brazilian woman, who died despite itraconazole treatment. Diagnosis was established by direct microscopic examination, computed tomographic scan, and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, and repeated cultures from the lesions. The in vitro antifungal susceptibility of the isolate is provided.
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Aged Amphotericin B Antifungal Agents Aspergillosis Central Nervous System Infections Female Fungi Humans Itraconazole Mycoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 8(9):989-991.
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Journal Article
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Dispatch
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Brazil
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8
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9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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