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Acute respiratory distress caused by Neosartorya udagawae.
- Source :
- Medical Mycology Case Reports; Oct2014, Vol. 6, p1-5, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- We describe the first reported case of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) attributed to Neosartorya udagawae infection. This mold grew rapidly in cultures of multiple respiratory specimens from a previously healthy 43-year-old woman. Neosartorya spp. are a recently recognized cause of invasive disease in immunocompromised patients that can be mistaken for their sexual teleomorph, Aspergillus fumigatus . Because the cultures were sterile, phenotypic identification was not possible. DNA sequencing of ITS, calmodulin and β-tubulin genes supported identification of Neosartorya udagawae . Our case is the first report of ARDS associated with Neosartorya sp. infection and defines a new clinical entity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22117539
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Medical Mycology Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99738708
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.07.003