Early Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient Caused by Aspergillus lentulus: First Brazilian Report

Author(s)

de Azevedo Bastos, Viviane Reis ^[1] ; de Castro Lima Santos, Daniel Wagner ^{[2, 1]} ; Barbosa Padovan, Ana Carolina ^{[1, 3]} ; Azevedo Melo, Analy Salles ^{[1, 4]} ; Mazzolin, Milene de Abreu ^{[5, 6]} ; Aranha Camargo, Luis Fernando ^{[1, 5, 6]} ; Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes ^{[1, 4]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Lab Especial Micol, Div Infect Dis, Dept Med, BR-04039032 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Inst Infectol Emilio Ribas, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Alfenas UNIFAL, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Alfenas, MG - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Grad Program Translat Med, Dept Med, BR-04039032 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Div Nephol, Dept Med, BR-04039032 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[6] Fundacao Oswaldo Ramos, Hosp Rim & Hipertensao, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Mycopathologia; v. 179, n. 3-4, p. 299-305, APR 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 9

Abstract

We report the first Brazilian case of pulmonary invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus lentulus, a new opportunistic Aspergillus species included in the section fumigati that is usually resistant to amphotericin B and azoles. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 07/08575-1 - Hematogenic candidiasis: a multidisciplinary approach for the improvement of diagnostic tools and caracterization of biomarkers related to its prognosis
• Grantee: Arnaldo Lopes Colombo
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 09/10155-6 - Development and clinical validation of molecular methods for early diagnosis of invasive candidiasis and aspergillosis
• Grantee: Analy Salles de Azevedo Melo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral