Invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus ustus: case report and review

P E Verweij; Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh; P M Rath; B E de Pauw; A Voss; J F Meis

Invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus ustus: case report and review

P E Verweij, Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh, P M Rath, B E de Pauw, A Voss, J F Meis

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Abstract

A case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipient caused by Aspergillus ustus is presented. A. ustus was also recovered from the hospital environment, which may indicate that the infection was nosocomially acquired. A literature review revealed seven cases of invasive infections caused by A. ustus, and three of these were primarily cutaneous infections. In vitro susceptibility testing of 12 A. ustus isolates showed that amphotericin B and terbinafine had fungicidal activity and that itraconazole and voriconazole had fungistatic activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1606-9
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	37
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adult
Antigens, Fungal
Aspergillosis
Aspergillus
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests

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Invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus ustus: case report and review

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