Catheter-Related Acremonium kiliense Fungemia in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis under Treatment with Infliximab
Joint Authors
Díaz-Couselo, Fernando A.
Zylberman, Marcelo
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acremonium spp.
are filamentous, cosmopolitan fungi commonly isolated from plant debris and soil.
They are infrequent pathogens in humans.
Acremonium fungemia has been reported in neutropenic patients associated with central venous catheters and in nonneutropenic patients receiving long-term total parenteral nutrition.
TNF-α blockade is associated with fungal infections, but no Acremonium spp.
infection had been reported up to the present.
In this paper, we present a patient with ulcerative colitis who developed Acremonium kiliense fungemia associated with infliximab therapy while receiving total parenteral nutrition.
The patient was successfully treated with voriconazole.
Acremonium sp.
infection must be suspected as another cause of fungal infection in patients under treatment with infliximab.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Díaz-Couselo, Fernando A.& Zylberman, Marcelo. 2011. Catheter-Related Acremonium kiliense Fungemia in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis under Treatment with Infliximab. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Díaz-Couselo, Fernando A.& Zylberman, Marcelo. Catheter-Related Acremonium kiliense Fungemia in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis under Treatment with Infliximab. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492462
American Medical Association (AMA)
Díaz-Couselo, Fernando A.& Zylberman, Marcelo. Catheter-Related Acremonium kiliense Fungemia in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis under Treatment with Infliximab. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492462
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492462