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Fatal disseminated infection by Gymnascella hyalinospora in a heart transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Agnelli Caroline,
Valerio Maricela,
Olmedo María,
Guinea Jesús,
ZatarainNicolás Eduardo,
del Carmen MartínezJiménez María,
Alcalá Luis,
Escribano Pilar,
Cebollero Presmanes María,
Bouza Emilio,
Muñoz Patricia,
MartínRabadán Pablo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13128
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , antimicrobial stewardship , infection control , virulence , heart transplantation , organ transplantation , immunology , transplantation , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , biochemistry , gene , biology , chemistry
We report the first case of disseminated infection by Gymnascella hyalinospora in a solid organ transplant recipient. This case highlights the role of low‐virulence environmental molds as an emerging cause of breakthrough invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised hosts. Nosocomial strategies of infection control including antimicrobial stewardship and advances on fast diagnostic methods are strongly encouraged to improve patient prognosis.