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Effective treatment of invasive Aspergillus fumigatus infection using combinations of topical and systemic antifungals in a severely burned patient.

Authors :
Fournier A
Pantet O
Guerid S
Eggimann P
Pagani JL
Revelly JP
Hauser PM
Marchetti O
Fontanella S
Letovanec I
Ravat F
Berger MM
Pannatier A
Voirol P
Que YA
Source :
Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association [J Burn Care Res] 2015 Mar-Apr; Vol. 36 (2), pp. e85-9.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The authors describe an invasive Aspergillus fumigatus deep-burn wound infection in a severely burned patient that was successfully treated with a combination of topical terbinafine and systemic voriconazole antifungal therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first case report describing the effective control of an invasive deep-burn wound infection using this combination.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1559-0488
Volume :
36
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25127025
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000143