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SUBMITTER: Rimawi BH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3885957 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rimawi Bassam H BH Rimawi Ramzy H RH Mirdamadi Meena M Steed Lisa L LL Marchell Richard R Sutton Deanna A DA Thompson Elizabeth H EH Wiederhold Nathan P NP Lindner Jonathan R JR Boger M Sean MS
Medical mycology case reports 20130908
Exophiala oligosperma is an uncommon pathogen associated with human infections, predominantly in immunocompromised hosts. Case reports of clinical infections related to E. oligosperma have been limited to 6 prior publications, all of which have shown limited susceptibility to conventional antifungal therapies, including amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole. We describe the first case of an E. oligosperma induced soft-tissue infection successfully treated with a 3-month course of voricon ...[more]