Sputum isolation of Wangiella dermatitidis in patients with cystic fibrosis

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

11-20-2001

Journal

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume

33

Issue

10

DOI

10.1080/003655401317074644

Abstract

We report a case of invasive fungal pulmonary infection in a cystic fibrosis patient. Clinical deterioration coincided with isolation of Wangiella dermatitidis from her sputum, and treatment with amphotericin B followed by voriconazole resulted in clinical improvement and sterilization of the sputum. This case suggests that W. dermatitidis may be an etiologic agent of invasive pulmonary disease in the cystic fibrosis population.

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