Fatal Ophiostoma piceae infection in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

TY - JOUR

T1 - Fatal Ophiostoma piceae infection in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

AU - Bommer, M.

AU - Hutter, M.L.

AU - Stilgenbauer, S.

AU - de Hoog, G.S.

AU - de Beer, Z.W.

AU - Wellinghausen, N.

N1 - Reporting year: 2009

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - We report to our knowledge the first case of human infection with Ophiostoma piceae. This Sporothrix schenckii-related fungus caused disseminated infection involving the lung and the brain in a patient with lymphoblastic lymphoma. The case emphasizes the significance of molecular techniques for identification of rare fungi in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

AB - We report to our knowledge the first case of human infection with Ophiostoma piceae. This Sporothrix schenckii-related fungus caused disseminated infection involving the lung and the brain in a patient with lymphoblastic lymphoma. The case emphasizes the significance of molecular techniques for identification of rare fungi in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

U2 - 10.1099/jmm.0.005280-0

DO - 10.1099/jmm.0.005280-0

M3 - Article

SN - 0022-2615

VL - 58

SP - 381

EP - 385

JO - Journal of Medical Microbiology

JF - Journal of Medical Microbiology

IS - Pt 3

ER -