title: Scedosporium apiospermum pneumonia and sternal wound infection in a heart transplant recipient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The most common fungi that cause invasive infection in transplant recipients are the spp, spp, and the endemic fungi such as and. Recently, however, other fungal pathogens have emerged as important causes of invasive disease in these immunocompromised individuals, including the dematiaceous fungi, such as and the spp, species of and, and the hyalohyphomycoses, such as (Pseudallescheria boydii) (1).
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a single patient case report and literature review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We illustrate the first reported case of a postoperative sternal wound infection and pneumonia caused by in a heart transplant recipient and review the significant clinical, microbiologic, and therapeutic aspects of infection with this important opportunistic pathogen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Postsurgical wound infection should be added to the growing list of infections in the transplant population caused by.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Talbot
authors.forename: Jeffery
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hatcher
authors.forename: Stacy F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Richard N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Pierson
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dummer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D021681:Scedosporium; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*