Scedosporium aurantiacum: First isolation in Argentina from a previously healthy patient after traumatic inoculation

•First case of S. aurantiacum in our country from a pediatric patient.•Improved methods are necessary for the identification of species of this genus.•Voriconazole proved to be most effective antifungal in the treatment and led to a favorable clinical outcome. Scedosporium/Lomentospora species are w...

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Published in:	Revista argentina de microbiología Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 318 - 321
Main Authors:	Carnovale, Susana, Epelbaum, Carolina, Abrantes, Ruben, Córdoba, Susana, Cabrera, Carla, Caracciolo, Beatriz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Argentina Elsevier España, S.L.U 01-10-2022
Subjects:	Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Argentina Ascomycota Endoftalmitis Endophthalmitis Humans Scedosporium Scedosporium aurantiacum Voriconazole - therapeutic use Argentina Endophthalmitis Scedosporium aurantiacum Argentina Endoftalmitis
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