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Lichtheimia corymbifera Colonization Leading to Pulmonary Infection Can Be Prevented with Liposomal Amphotericin B in a New Murine Model
Author(s) -
Thomas Brunet,
Kévin Brunet,
Grégory Jouvion,
Estelle Cateau,
Sandrine Marchand,
Blandine Rammaert
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.02544-18
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , amphotericin b , lung , cyclophosphamide , medicine , mycosis , zygomycosis , immunosuppression , pharmacology , chemotherapy , biology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , antifungal , surgery
The incidence of pulmonary mucormycosis is constantly increasing, especially in hematological patients staying in high-efficiency particulate air-filtered rooms. Pulmonary inhalation of spores may occur outside the hospital, leading to invasive disease once patients received chemotherapies.

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