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Effective treatment of invasive Aspergillus fumigatus infection using combinations of topical and systemic antifungals in a severely burned patient.
- Source :
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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
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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.
- Subjects :
- Administration, Topical
Adult
Aspergillosis microbiology
Aspergillus fumigatus isolation & purification
Blast Injuries complications
Burns complications
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Sepsis microbiology
Wound Infection microbiology
Antifungal Agents administration & dosage
Aspergillosis drug therapy
Blast Injuries drug therapy
Burns drug therapy
Sepsis drug therapy
Wound Infection drug therapy
Subjects
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