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See Latest ArticlesPoststernotomy sternal osteomyelitis and mediastinitis by Trichosporon asahii: a rare occurrence with a grave prognosis
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Baraboutis I et al. – The authors speculate that patient had been colonized with the fungus and his surgical site infection may have been related to his emergency revascularization surgery. Therapy with liposomal amphotericin failed to sterilize the bloodstream despite in vitro susceptibility results. The addition of voriconazole helped sterilizing the bloodstream without changing the outcome. Physicians must be aware of the continuously expanding spectrum of infections with this emerging difficult–to–treat fungal pathogen.
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