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Pulmonary infection secondary to Blastobotrys raffinosifermentans in a cystic fibrosis patient: Review of the literature.

Mohanad Al-ObaidiHamid BadaliConnie Cañete-GibasHoja P PattersonNathan P Wiederhold
Published in: Mycoses (2021)
Blastobotrys species are rare causes of infections in humans and primarily occur in immunocompromised hosts. In our collection, the majority of isolates were identified as B raffinosifermentans. To our knowledge, this is the first report of successful treatment of such an infection with isavuconazole.
Keyphrases
  • cystic fibrosis
  • healthcare
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • genetic diversity
  • lung function
  • respiratory failure