First case of fatal Rhizomucor miehei endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient.
Antifungal susceptibility
Endocarditis
Molecular diagnostics
Rhizomucor miehei
Journal
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
ISSN: 1879-0070
Titre abrégé: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8305899
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2020
Oct 2020
Historique:
received:
04
03
2020
revised:
20
05
2020
accepted:
03
06
2020
pubmed:
7
7
2020
medline:
9
3
2021
entrez:
7
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Rhizomucor miehei is a cause of bovine mycotic abortion and mastitis and has rarely been described in human disease. Here, we report the first isolation of R. miehei from native mitral valve tissue in a fatal case of endocarditis that substantiates its pathogenic potential. Apart from morphological criteria, molecular methods were a cornerstone for definite diagnosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32629298
pii: S0732-8893(20)30483-1
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115106
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antifungal Agents
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
115106Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.