Fatal Emmonsia sp. Infection and Fungemia after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Kappagoda, Shanthi; Adams, Jason Y.; Luo, Robert; Banaei, Niaz; Concepcion, Waldo; Ho, Dora Y.

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Fatal Emmonsia sp. Infection and Fungemia after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

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Feb 2017
By Kappagoda, Shanthi ; Adams, Jason Y. ; Luo, Robert ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Kappagoda, Shanthi ; Adams, Jason Y. ; Luo, Robert ; Banaei, Niaz ; Concepcion, Waldo ; Ho, Dora Y.
Description:

We report a fatal case of disseminated Emmonsia sp. infection in a 55-year-old man who received an orthotopic liver transplant. The patient had pneumonia and fungemia, and multisystem organ failure developed. As human habitats and the number of immunocompromised patients increase, physicians must be aware of this emerging fungal infection.
Subjects:

Antifungal Agents Fatal Outcome Fungemia Humans Immunocompromised Host Liver Transplantation Male Middle Aged Mycoses Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 23(2):346-349.
Pubmed ID:

28098544
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5324819
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Letter
Volume:

23
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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