First recovery of Rasamsonia argillacea species complex isolated in adolescent patient with cystic fibrosis in Slovenia – case report and review of literature
We report the isolation of the emerging fungal pathogen Rasamsonia aegroticola, which belongs Rasamsonia argillacea species complex, from a respiratory sample of a patient with cystic fibrosis. This filamentous fungus, resembling members of a Penicillium and Paecilomyces spp., was identified by morphology and confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. Susceptibility pattern showed high minimal inhibitory concentration of voriconazole and amphotericin B but low minimal inhibitory concentration of caspofungin, micafungin and itraconazole.
Source: Mycoses - Category: Research Authors: Tadeja Matos, Tjaša Cerar, Marina Praprotnik, Uroš Krivec, Mateja Pirš Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
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