Microsphaeropsis arundinis skin and soft tissue infection in renal transplant recipients: three case reports and a review of the literature
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S.J. Crawford
Infectious Diseases Department, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Simeon Crawford, Wollongong Hospital, Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research – Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research – Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Department of Renal Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Infectious Diseases Department, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
S.J. Crawford
Infectious Diseases Department, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Correspondence to:
Simeon Crawford, Wollongong Hospital, Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
Tel: +61 2 42225898
Fax +61 2 42225367
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorS.C.-A. Chen
Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research – Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorC. Halliday
Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research – Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorG.K. Rangan
Department of Renal Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorT. Gottlieb
Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorA.B. Reid
Infectious Diseases Department, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Microsphaeropsis arundinis, a dematiaceous mold, is emerging as a cause of skin and soft tissue infection in immunocompromised hosts. Diagnosis is challenging because of the difficulty in identifying Microsphaeropsis species morphologically and few data are available to guide optimal management. We report 3 renal transplant recipients with M. arundinis soft tissue infection, where the etiological agent was diagnosed using DNA sequencing, and who were successfully treated with prolonged courses of extended-spectrum triazole antifungal agents.
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