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First recovery of Rasamsonia argillacea species complex isolated in adolescent patient with cystic fibrosis in Slovenia – case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Matos Tadeja,
Cerar Tjaša,
Praprotnik Marina,
Krivec Uroš,
Pirš Mateja
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/myc.12340
Subject(s) - caspofungin , voriconazole , itraconazole , paecilomyces , cystic fibrosis , micafungin , microbiology and biotechnology , amphotericin b , biology , medicine , dermatology , antifungal , botany
Summary 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.