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New life sciences research from A. Alanio et al outlined
June 3rd, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, "Trichoderma longibrachiatum, a filamentous fungus, was recently described as an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised patients." "Here, we report the first case, to our knowledge, of isolated invasive lung infection by T. longibrachiatum in a patient with hematologic malignancy," wrote A. Alanio and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "The infection mimicked invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and was successfully treated with a combination of voriconazole and caspofungin." Alanio and colleagues published their study in Clinical...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-03)
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