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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Guarro, Josep ; Kallas, Esper G. ; Godoy, Patricio ; Karenina, Anna ; Gené, Josepa ; ... More +
Guarro, Josep ; Kallas, Esper G. ; Godoy, Patricio ; Karenina, Anna ; Gené, Josepa ; Stchigel, Alberto ; Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes Less -
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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Amphotericin B
Antifungal Agents
Aspergillosis
Central Nervous System Infections
Dispatch
Female
Fungi
Humans
Itraconazole
Mycoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 8(9):989-991.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Brazil
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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