Disseminated Neocosmospora vasinfecta infection in a patient with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.
We report Neocosmospora vasinfecta infection following chemotherapy for acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. N. vasinfecta, a plant pathogen, was identified by culture and genetic sequencing. Susceptibility testing revealed in vitro resistance for common antifungals.
Cornely
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OA
Klinik I für Innere Medizin, Universitätsklinik Köln, 50924 Köln, Germany. oliver.cornely@uni-koeln.de
Chemnitz
J
J
Brochhagen
H G
HG
Lemmer
K
K
Schütt
H
H
Söhngen
D
D
Staib
P
P
Wickenhauser
C
C
Diehl
V
V
Tintelnot
K
K
D000328:Adult; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D006999:Hypocreales / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*