Reference - Detail
| RRC ID | 85174 |
|---|---|
| Author | Kurata Y, Kimizuka Y, Yaguchi T, Ito K, Yamamoto T, Serizawa Y, Kamiya A, Hamamoto T, Sakima T, Tanigaki T, Edo H, Hongo Y, Watanabe A, Suzuki K, Toyooka T, Kawana A. |
| Title | Bjerkandera adusta Fungi as Causative Agent of Invasive Chronic Rhinosinusitis. |
| Journal | Emerg Infect Dis |
| Abstract |
We report an invasive mycosis case in Japan caused by Bjerkandera adusta, a fungal species not previously reported as a causative pathogen of invasive mycosis. B. adusta was identified by using phylogenetic analysis. Voriconazole was used successfully for treatment. Immunodeficient patients may be susceptible to infection by rare causative fungi. |
| Volume | 31(2) |
| Pages | 355-358 |
| Published | 2025-2-1 |
| DOI | 10.3201/eid3102.241275 |
| PMID | 39983679 |
| PMC | PMC11845138 |
| MeSH | Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use Chronic Disease Coriolaceae* / classification Coriolaceae* / genetics Coriolaceae* / isolation & purification Humans Invasive Fungal Infections* / diagnosis Invasive Fungal Infections* / drug therapy Invasive Fungal Infections* / microbiology Japan Male Middle Aged Mycoses* / diagnosis Mycoses* / drug therapy Mycoses* / microbiology Phylogeny Rhinitis* / diagnosis Rhinitis* / drug therapy Rhinitis* / microbiology Rhinosinusitis Sinusitis* / diagnosis Sinusitis* / drug therapy Sinusitis* / microbiology Voriconazole / therapeutic use |
| Resource | |
| Pathogenic eukaryotic microorganisms | Bjerkandera adusta IFM 68197 |