A fatal case of invasive fungal sinusitis by Scopulariopsis acremonium in a bone marrow transplant recipient

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Beltrame, A ^a   Sarmati, L ^a   Cudillo, L ^a   Cerretti, R ^a   Picardi, A ^a   Anemona, L ^a   Fontana, C ^a   Andreoni, M ^a   Arcese, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hematopoietic stem cell transplant; Scopulariopsis acremonium; Sinus infection; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; BUSULFAN; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUDARABINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; ITRACONAZOLE; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISONE; TAZOBACTAM; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; AUTOPSY; BLINDNESS; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CD34 SELECTION; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; FUNGUS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMIPLEGIA; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAXILLARY SINUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARANASAL SINUS; PROPHYLAXIS; RETINA ARTERY; SCOPULARIOPSIS ACREMONIUM; SINUSITIS;

ASCOMYCOTA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; SINUSITIS;

EID: 70350568135     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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