INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS DUE TO A MULTI-AZOLE RESISTANT ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS

A patient with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to an azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus is described. Despite treatment change from voriconazole to amphotericin B as soon as the resistance data were available, the patient died. Azole resistance is an emerging problem, which significantly com...

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Published in:	Acta clinica belgica (English ed. Online) Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 46 - 48
Main Authors:	JEURISSEN, A, COOREMAN, S, VAN KERCKHOVEN, W, VAN LEEMPUT, J, VANHOVE, P, LAGROU, K, HEYTENS, L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Gent University Hospital Gent 01-01-2012 Acta Clinica Belgica Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Amphotericin B Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Antiparasitic agents Aspergillus fumigatus Azoles - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Drug dosages Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal Family medical history Fungi General aspects Genes Health aspects Human mycoses Humans Infection Infectious diseases Intensive care Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis - diagnosis Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis - drug therapy Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis - microbiology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mutation Mycoses Mycoses of the respiratory system Proteins Pulmonary aspergillosis Sterols Transplants & implants Fungi Infection Medicine Lung disease Mycosis Pulmonary aspergillosis Respiratory disease Azole derivatives Multiple resistance Fungi Imperfecti Aspergillus fumigatus
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