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Cerebral aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus ustus following orthotopic heart transplantation: case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Florescu Diana F.,
Iwen Peter C.,
Hill Lisa A.,
Dumitru Ioana,
Quader Mohammed A.,
Kalil Andre C.,
Freifeld Alison G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2008.00895.x
Subject(s) - aspergillosis , medicine , aspergillus , transplantation , mycosis , heart transplantation , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
  This report describes the first case of cerebral aspergillosis in a heart transplantation patient caused by Aspergillus ustus and reviews 15 previously reported cases of invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised hosts caused by this mold. The utility of molecular analysis for the identification of unusual fungal pathogens is also described. The refractory nature of A. ustus to treatment is similar to other Aspergillus species and treatment options are reviewed.

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