Successful treatment of Trichosporon mucoides infection with fluconazole in a heart and kidney transplant recipient.
Trichosporon species are an emerging cause of infection, particularly among transplant recipients. We report what we believe to be the first case of successful management of disseminated Trichosporon mucoides infection with orally administered fluconazole in a heart and kidney transplant recipient.
Nettles
Richard E
RE
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. NETTL002@yahoo.com
Nichols
Lynette S
LS
Bell-McGuinn
Katherine
K
Pipeling
Matthew R
MR
Scheel
Paul J
PJ
Merz
William G
WG
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole