Scedosporium prolificans, a multi-resistant fungus, from a U.K. AIDS patient

V. Hopwood; E.G.V. Evans; J. Matthews; D.W. Denning

doi:10.1016/S0163-4453(95)80011-5

Scedosporium prolificans, a multi-resistant fungus, from a U.K. AIDS patient

V. Hopwood
, E.G.V. Evans
, J. Matthews
, D.W. Denning

Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine

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We report the first isolation of Scedosporium prolificans (inflatum) in the U.K. The patient, with advanced AIDS and neutropenia, had respiratory tract colonisation over man9 months without invasive disease despite neutropenia, while on itraconazole therapy. The organism u~as resistant in vitro to all licensed sgstemic antifungal agents tested.

Original language	Undefined
Pages (from-to)	153-155
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal Of Infection
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0163-4453(95)80011-5
Publication status	Published - 1995

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