Scedosporium apiospermum catheter-related soft-tissue infection: a case report and review of the literature.

Abstract

We report a case of catheter-related Scedosporium apiospermum soft-tissue infection. This ubiquitous filamentous fungus can cause human infection after traumatic subcutaneous implantation of its conidia or their inhalation in near-drowning cases. It has also been reported as an etiological agent in a growing number of hospital-acquired infections.

• Authors: Carole Eldin, Laurent Chiche, Guillemette Thomas, Marie Pierre Dicostanzo, Jean Marc Durand, Jean Robert Harle, Stephane Ranque
• Journal: Medical mycology (Med Mycol) Vol. 50 Issue 6 Pg. 627-30 (Aug 2012) ISSN: 1460-2709 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22142218 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• DNA, Fungal
• Pyrimidines
• Triazoles
• Voriconazole

Topics

• Aged
• Catheter-Related Infections (microbiology)
• DNA, Fungal (analysis, genetics)
• Genes, Fungal
• Humans
• Male
• Mycoses (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive (pathology)
• Pyrimidines (therapeutic use)
• Scedosporium (isolation & purification, pathogenicity)
• Sequence Analysis, DNA
• Soft Tissue Infections (microbiology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Triazoles (therapeutic use)
• Voriconazole