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First case of Arthrographis kalrae fungemia in a patient with cystic fibrosis.


ABSTRACT: Arthrographis kalrae is a hyalin fungus. It is a saprophyte of the environment, mainly found in soil and compost. In recent years, cases of opportunistic infections attributed to this pathogen have been described. Our patient was a 19-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis. She presented a bacterial and fungal pulmonary colonization with Aspergillus fumigatus and Arthrographis. kalrae. After her lung transplantation, she developed an A. kalrae fungemia, treated with caspofungin 50 mg/day associated to liposomal amphotericin B i.v. 3 mg/kg/day. The patient died 8 months after her transplantation as the result of a bacterial septic shock.

SUBMITTER: Denis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5154970 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First case of <i>Arthrographis kalrae</i> fungemia in a patient with cystic fibrosis.

Denis Julie J   Sabou Marcela M   Degot Tristan T   Candolfi Ermanno E   Letscher-Bru Valérie V  

Medical mycology case reports 20161130


<i>Arthrographis kalrae</i> is a hyalin fungus. It is a saprophyte of the environment, mainly found in soil and compost. In recent years, cases of opportunistic infections attributed to this pathogen have been described. Our patient was a 19-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis. She presented a bacterial and fungal pulmonary colonization with <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> and <i>Arthrographis. kalrae.</i> After her lung transplantation, she developed an <i>A. kalrae</i> fungemia, treated with casp  ...[more]

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