Fatal disseminated infection by Gymnascella hyalinospora in a heart transplant recipient.
antimicrobial stewardship
heart transplantation
immunocompromised host
invasive fungal infections
Journal
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society
ISSN: 1399-3062
Titre abrégé: Transpl Infect Dis
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 100883688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
10
02
2019
revised:
30
04
2019
accepted:
02
06
2019
pubmed:
18
6
2019
medline:
27
2
2020
entrez:
18
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report the first case of disseminated infection by Gymnascella hyalinospora in a solid organ transplant recipient. This case highlights the role of low-virulence environmental molds as an emerging cause of breakthrough invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised hosts. Nosocomial strategies of infection control including antimicrobial stewardship and advances on fast diagnostic methods are strongly encouraged to improve patient prognosis.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e13128Subventions
Organisme : Fundación Mutua Madrileña
Organisme : CAPES Foundation, Brazil/PDSE
ID : 88881.187981/2018-01
Organisme : Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria
ID : PI16/01012
Organisme : Instituto de Salud Carlos III
ID : CPI15/00115
Organisme : Instituto de Salud Carlos III
ID : CPII15/00006
Informations de copyright
© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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