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Skinner C, Allavena R, Hoffmann K, Kelly-Bosma M, Kidd S, Thomson C. Disseminated Rasamsonia argillacea complex infection presenting as intraventricular brain hemorrhage in a German shepherd dog in Australia. Med Mycol Case Rep 2024; 44:100641. [PMID: 38516609 PMCID: PMC10955049 DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2024.100641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
Abstract
A German Shepherd Dog diagnosed with Rasamsonia argillacea based on fungal culture and DNA sequencing, is the first documented case in Australia, and the Southern Hemisphere. This species is part of R. argillacea complex, which is an emerging concern in immunocompromised human and veterinary patients. Intraventricular brain hemorrhage, noted on MRI, has not been reported previously in a dog with fungal encephalitis. The patient was euthanized due to progression of clinical signs before a final diagnosis was made, so no treatment was attempted in this case.
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- Christopher Skinner
- Animal Referral Hospital, 532 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road, Sinammon Park QLD 4073, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Gatton QLD 4343, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Gatton QLD 4343, Australia
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- National Mycology Reference Centre, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, SA Pathology, Frome Road, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
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- Animal Referral Hospital, 532 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road, Sinammon Park QLD 4073, Australia
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Kirchhoff L, Dittmer S, Buer J, Rath PM, Steinmann J. In vitro activity of olorofim (F901318) against fungi of the genus, Scedosporium and Rasamsonia as well as against Lomentospora prolificans, Exophiala dermatitidis and azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2020; 56:106105. [PMID: 32721601 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In recent decades, invasive infections caused by fungal pathogens have been reported with increasing frequency. Concurrently, the rates of detected resistance mechanisms against commonly used antifungal agents in fungi are increasing. The need for novel antifungal drugs is thus imminent. In this study, the novel drug olorofim (F901318) was tested for its antifungal activity against the human fungal pathogens Lomentospora prolificans (n = 20), Scedosporium aurantiacum (n = 2), Scedosporium apiospermum (n = 6), Rasamsonia argillacea species complex (n = 23), Exophiala dermatitidis (n = 10) and azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus (ARAF) (n = 25) in an in vitro broth microdilution assay according to European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) recommendations. Whilst olorofim was ascertained to be effective against R. argillacea species complex [minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of ≤0.008 mg/L], Scedosporium spp. (MICs of 0.032-0.5 mg/L), L. prolificans (MICs of 0.032-0.5 mg/L) and ARAF (MICs of ≤0.008-0.032 mg/L), the drug had an MIC of >4 mg/L against E. dermatitidis. These data demonstrate the antifungal activity of olorofim against a broad range of filamentous fungal pathogens.
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- Lisa Kirchhoff
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147 Essen, Germany; Institute for Clinical Hygiene, Medical Microbiology and Infectiology, Klinikum Nuernberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Prof.-Ernst-Nathan-Str. 1, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany.
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White PL, Alanio A, Cruciani M, Gorton R, Millon L, Rickerts V, Barnes RA, Donnelly JP, Loeffler J. Nucleic Acid Tools for Invasive Fungal Disease Diagnosis. Curr Fungal Infect Rep 2020; 14:76-88. [DOI: 10.1007/s12281-020-00374-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mac Aogáin M, Vidaillac C, Chotirmall SH. Fungal Infections and ABPA. Respir Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42382-7_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Stemler J, Salmanton-García J, Seidel D, Alexander BD, Bertz H, Hoenigl M, Herbrecht R, Meintker L, Meißner A, Mellinghoff SC, Sal E, Zarrouk M, Koehler P, Cornely OA. Risk factors and mortality in invasive Rasamsonia spp. infection: Analysis of cases in the FungiScope ® registry and from the literature. Mycoses 2019; 63:265-274. [PMID: 31769549 DOI: 10.1111/myc.13039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The new Rasamsonia spp. complex can develop invasive infection in immunosuppression or chronic pulmonary disease. It has potential to be misidentified as other genera due to morphological similarities. Nowadays, there is a gap of knowledge on this fungi. OBJECTIVES To provide knowledge base of risk factors and therapeutic decisions in invasive Rasamsonia spp. complex infection. PATIENTS/METHODS Cases of invasive infection due to Rasamsonia spp. (formerly Geosmithia/Penicillium spp.) from FungiScope® registry and all reported cases from a literature were included. RESULTS We identified 23 invasive infections due to Rasamsonia spp., six (26.1%) in the FungiScope® registry. Main risk factors were chronic granulomatous disease (n = 12, 52.2%), immunosuppressive treatment (n = 10, 43.5%), haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (n = 7, 30.4%), graft-versus-host disease and major surgery (n = 4, 17.4%, each). Predominantly affected organs were the lungs (n = 21, 91.3%), disease disseminated in seven cases (30.4%). Fungal misidentification occurred in 47.8% (n = 11), and sequencing was used in 69.6% of the patients (n = 16) to diagnose. Breakthrough infection occurred in 13 patients (56.5%). All patients received antifungal treatment, mostly posaconazole (n = 11), caspofungin (n = 10) or voriconazole (n = 9). Combination therapy was administered in 13 patients (56.5%). Susceptibility testing showed high minimum inhibitory concentrations for azoles and amphotericin B, but not for echinocandins. No preferable treatment influencing favourable outcome was identified. Overall mortality was 39% (n = 9). CONCLUSION Rasamsonia spp. are emerging fungi causing life-threatening infections, especially in immunocompromised and critically ill patients. Mortality is high. Treatment is challenging and clinicians dealing with this patient population should become aware of this infection constituting a medical emergency.
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- Jannik Stemler
- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn - Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Infectious Diseases Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical Center of Freiburg University, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.,Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg and Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, UMR-S1113/IRFAC, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Medicine 5 for Hematology and Oncology, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Department of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn - Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn - Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf (CIO ABCD), European Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn - Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Clinical Trials Centre Cologne (ZKS Köln), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Schwarz C, Vandeputte P, Rougeron A, Giraud S, Dugé de Bernonville T, Duvaux L, Gastebois A, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Martín-Gomez MT, Mazuelos EM, Sole A, Cano J, Pemán J, Quindos G, Botterel F, Bougnoux ME, Chen S, Delhaès L, Favennec L, Ranque S, Sedlacek L, Steinmann J, Vazquez J, Williams C, Meyer W, Le Gal S, Nevez G, Fleury M, Papon N, Symoens F, Bouchara JP. Developing collaborative works for faster progress on fungal respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis. Med Mycol 2018. [PMID: 29538733 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myx106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the major genetic inherited disease in Caucasian populations. The respiratory tract of CF patients displays a sticky viscous mucus, which allows for the entrapment of airborne bacteria and fungal spores and provides a suitable environment for growth of microorganisms, including numerous yeast and filamentous fungal species. As a consequence, respiratory infections are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in this clinical context. Although bacteria remain the most common agents of these infections, fungal respiratory infections have emerged as an important cause of disease. Therefore, the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) has launched a working group on Fungal respiratory infections in Cystic Fibrosis (Fri-CF) in October 2006, which was subsequently approved by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM). Meetings of this working group, comprising both clinicians and mycologists involved in the follow-up of CF patients, as well as basic scientists interested in the fungal species involved, provided the opportunity to initiate collaborative works aimed to improve our knowledge on these infections to assist clinicians in patient management. The current review highlights the outcomes of some of these collaborative works in clinical surveillance, pathogenesis and treatment, giving special emphasis to standardization of culture procedures, improvement of species identification methods including the development of nonculture-based diagnostic methods, microbiome studies and identification of new biological markers, and the description of genotyping studies aiming to differentiate transient carriage and chronic colonization of the airways. The review also reports on the breakthrough in sequencing the genomes of the main Scedosporium species as basis for a better understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms of these fungi, and discusses treatment options of infections caused by multidrug resistant microorganisms, such as Scedosporium and Lomentospora species and members of the Rasamsonia argillacea species complex.
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- Carsten Schwarz
- Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Cystic Fibrosis Center Berlin/Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France.,Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU, Angers, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité UMR 5234, Bordeaux, France; CNRS, Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité, UMR 5234, Bordeaux, France; Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU, Bordeaux, France
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France
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- Biomolécules et Biotechnologies Végétales (EA 2106), Département de Biologie et Physiologie Végétales, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université François Rabelais, Tours
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France.,Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences (IRHS), UMR INRA 1345, Beaucouzé, France
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France
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- Mycology Reference Laboratory, National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Respiratory Bacteriology Unit & Clinical Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Vall D'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Trasplante Pulmonar y Fibrosis Quística, Hospital Universitari la Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Mycology Unit, Medical School/Oenology School, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Unidad de Micología, Servicio de Microbiología, Universitari la Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Micología Médica, Departamento de Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Enfermería, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR - Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Center for Cardiothoracic Research of Bordeaux, Inserm U1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, EA 3800, CHU Charles Nicolle and Université de Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, AP-HM Timone, Marseille, France
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- University of the West of Scotland, Institute of Healthcare Associated Infection, University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical School, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Brest, France.,Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU, Brest, France
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Brest, France.,Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU, Brest, France
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France
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- Host-Pathogen Interaction Study Group (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France.,Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU, Angers, France
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Abdolrasouli A, Bercusson AC, Rhodes JL, Hagen F, Buil JB, Tang AYY, de Boer LL, Shah A, Milburn AJ, Elborn JS, Jones AL, Meis JF, Fisher MC, Schelenz S, Simmonds NJ, Armstrong-James D. Airway persistence by the emerging multi-azole-resistant Rasamsonia argillacea complex in cystic fibrosis. Mycoses 2018; 61:665-673. [PMID: 29702751 DOI: 10.1111/myc.12789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Infections caused by Rasamsonia argillacea complex have been reported in various clinical settings. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the main underlying conditions. An observational cohort study of CF patients with Rasamsonia in respiratory samples was conducted. Eight isolates from 6 patients were identified as R. argillacea complex and tested for antifungal susceptibility. All isolates had high MICs to voriconazole and posaconazole and low MECs to echinocandins. Four patients experienced lung function decline in the year preceding first Rasamsonia isolation. This continued in the year following first isolation in 3 out of 4 cases. Antifungal therapy was initiated in 2 patients, to which only one exhibited a clinical response. Three out of 6 patients died within 3 years of isolating Rasamsonia. Genotyping suggests that similar genotypes of Rasamsonia can persist in CF airways. Consistent with other fungi in CF, the clinical impact of airway colonisation by Rasamsonia is variable. In certain patients, Rasamsonia may be able to drive clinical decline. In others, though a clear impact on lung function may be difficult to determine, the appearance of Rasamsonia acts as a marker of disease severity. In others it does not appear to have an obvious clinical impact on disease progression.
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- Alireza Abdolrasouli
- Fungal Pathogens Laboratory, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Fungal Pathogens Laboratory, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Imperial College School of Public Health, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboud UMC/CWZ and ECMM Excellence Center for Medical Mycology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Medical Mycology, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboud UMC/CWZ and ECMM Excellence Center for Medical Mycology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Fungal Pathogens Laboratory, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Fungal Pathogens Laboratory, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboud UMC/CWZ and ECMM Excellence Center for Medical Mycology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Imperial College School of Public Health, London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Fungal Pathogens Laboratory, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Microbiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Lodzinska J, Cazzini P, Taylor CS, Harris J, Kilpatrick S, Liuti T, Paterson GK. Systemic Rasamsonia piperina infection in a German shepherd cross dog. JMM Case Rep 2017; 4:e005125. [PMID: 29188072 PMCID: PMC5692241 DOI: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction. Infection with the Rasamsonia argillacea species complex represents an emerging problem in human and veterinary medicine with systemic mycoses presenting with significant clinical complications and being a cause of death. Case presentation. In this report, a case of systemic Rasamsonia piperina infection discovered in a 3-year-old male neutered, German shepherd cross dog is described together with the clinical presentation, the course of the disease and diagnosis. This report describes the first case of veterinary mycosis due to R. piperina in Europe and the first case in humans or animals in the UK. Conclusion. Although seemingly rare, R. argillacea species complex infection should be a differential diagnosis for dogs, especially German shepherds with the described presenting signs, and radiographic and ultrasonographic findings.
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- Joanna Lodzinska
- Hospital for Small Animals, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin EH25 9RG, UK
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- Easter Bush Pathology, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Roslin EH25 9RG, UK
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- Easter Bush Pathology, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Roslin EH25 9RG, UK
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- Easter Bush Pathology, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Roslin EH25 9RG, UK
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- Hospital for Small Animals, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin EH25 9RG, UK
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- Easter Bush Pathology, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Roslin EH25 9RG, UK
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Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Rajeshkumar KC, Hawksworth DL, Madrid H, Kirk PM, Braun U, Singh RV, Crous PW, Kukwa M, Lücking R, Kurtzman CP, Yurkov A, Haelewaters D, Aptroot A, Lumbsch HT, Timdal E, Ertz D, Etayo J, Phillips AJL, Groenewald JZ, Papizadeh M, Selbmann L, Dayarathne MC, Weerakoon G, Jones EBG, Suetrong S, Tian Q, Castañeda-ruiz RF, Bahkali AH, Pang K, Tanaka K, Dai DQ, Sakayaroj J, Hujslová M, Lombard L, Shenoy BD, Suija A, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Thambugala KM, Wanasinghe DN, Sharma BO, Gaikwad S, Pandit G, Zucconi L, Onofri S, Egidi E, Raja HA, Kodsueb R, Cáceres MES, Pérez-ortega S, Fiuza PO, Monteiro JS, Vasilyeva LN, Shivas RG, Prieto M, Wedin M, Olariaga I, Lateef AA, Agrawal Y, Fazeli SAS, Amoozegar MA, Zhao GZ, Pfliegler WP, Sharma G, Oset M, Abdel-wahab MA, Takamatsu S, Bensch K, de Silva NI, De Kesel A, Karunarathna A, Boonmee S, Pfister DH, Lu Y, Luo Z, Boonyuen N, Daranagama DA, Senanayake IC, Jayasiri SC, Samarakoon MC, Zeng X, Doilom M, Quijada L, Rampadarath S, Heredia G, Dissanayake AJ, Jayawardana RS, Perera RH, Tang LZ, Phukhamsakda C, Hernández-restrepo M, Ma X, Tibpromma S, Gusmao LFP, Weerahewa D, Karunarathna SC. Notes for genera: Ascomycota. FUNGAL DIVERS 2017; 86:1-594. [DOI: 10.1007/s13225-017-0386-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chen SCA, Meyer W, Pashley CH. Challenges in Laboratory Detection of Fungal Pathogens in the Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Mycopathologia 2017; 183:89-100. [PMID: 28589247 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-017-0150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Study of the clinical significance of fungal colonization/infection in the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, especially by filamentous fungi, is challenged by the absence of standardized methodology for the detection and identification of an ever-broadening range of fungal pathogens. Culture-based methods remain the cornerstone diagnostic approaches, but current methods used in many clinical laboratories are insensitive and unstandardized, rendering comparative studies unfeasible. Guidelines for standardized processing of respiratory specimens and for their culture are urgently needed and should include recommendations for specific processing procedures, inoculum density, culture media, incubation temperature and duration of culture. Molecular techniques to detect fungi directly from clinical specimens include panfungal PCR assays, multiplex or pathogen-directed assays, real-time PCR, isothermal methods and probe-based assays. In general, these are used to complement culture. Fungal identification by DNA sequencing methods is often required to identify cultured isolates, but matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry is increasingly used as an alternative to DNA sequencing. Genotyping of isolates is undertaken to investigate relatedness between isolates, to pinpoint the infection source and to study the population structure. Methods range from PCR fingerprinting and amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis, to short tandem repeat typing, multilocus sequencing typing (MLST) and whole genome sequencing (WGS). MLST is the current preferred method, whilst WGS offers best case resolution but currently is understudied.
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- Sharon C-A Chen
- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR - Pathology West, Westmead Hospital, 3rd Level ICPMR Building, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia.
- Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
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- Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia
- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Institute for Lung Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 9HN, UK
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Steinmann J, Dittmer S, Houbraken J, Buer J, Rath PM. In Vitro Activity of Isavuconazole against Rasamsonia Species. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:6890-1. [PMID: 27527087 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00742-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The in vitro susceptibilities to the novel triazole isavuconazole and six other antifungal agents of a large collection of Rasamsonia isolates (n = 47) belonging to seven species were determined. Isavuconazole and voriconazole had no in vitro activity (MIC, >32 mg/liter) against isolates of the Rasamsonia argillacea species complex. The echinocandins were the most potent antifungal drugs against all of the isolates tested (minimum effective concentration, ≤0.19 mg/liter).
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Splenitis is uncommonly reported in dogs. Herein, the authors describe its prevalence, clinical findings and outcomes, histologic patterns, and causes. Splenic samples of dogs diagnosed with splenitis between 2005 and 2013 were collected and stained with hematoxylin and eosin, Gram, green-Gram, Giemsa, periodic acid–Schiff, and Ziehl-Neelsen. Samples were processed for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect bacteria, fungi, and protozoa ( Leishmania infantum, Hepatozoon canis). Thirty-three of 660 splenic samples (5%) had splenitis. Clinical findings and outcomes were available in 19 dogs (58%); 49% had weakness, 33% had fever, and 84% survived. The most frequent inflammatory patterns included purulent splenitis (27%), pyogranulomatous splenitis (24%), and neutrophilic perisplenitis (15%). One dog had a putative diagnosis of primary splenitis; in 8 dogs, microorganisms were identified histologically or by PCR in the spleen without obvious comorbidities. Twenty-four dogs (73%) had concurrent diseases; a permissive role in the development of splenitis was suspected in 21 of these cases. Histologic examination identified the cause of splenitis in 10 dogs. Bacteria were identified by PCR in 23 cases, but the bacteria were confirmed histologically in only 6 of these. Leishmania was detected with PCR in 6 dogs. Leishmania was identified in 1 dog and H. canis in another histologically, but both were PCR negative. Fungi were identified in 8 spleens by PCR and in 1 by histology. This study suggests that splenitis is uncommon in dogs and is frequently associated with systemic diseases. Prognosis is favorable in most cases. Identification of bacteria, fungi, and protozoa in the spleens of affected dogs with PCR should be interpreted cautiously, because the findings are not confirmed histologically in many cases.
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- F. Ferri
- Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Granozzo con Monticello, Italy
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- Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Granozzo con Monticello, Italy
- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
- Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Istituto Veterinario di Novara, Granozzo con Monticello, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Sciences, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Italy
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- Institute Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Sciences, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
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Matos T, Cerar T, Praprotnik M, Krivec U, Pirš M. First recovery of Rasamsonia argillacea species complex isolated in adolescent patient with cystic fibrosis in Slovenia--case report and review of literature. Mycoses 2015; 58:506-10. [PMID: 26058584 DOI: 10.1111/myc.12340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report the isolation of the emerging fungal pathogen Rasamsonia aegroticola, which belongs Rasamsonia argillacea species complex, from a respiratory sample of a patient with cystic fibrosis. This filamentous fungus, resembling members of a Penicillium and Paecilomyces spp., was identified by morphology and confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. Susceptibility pattern showed high minimal inhibitory concentration of voriconazole and amphotericin B but low minimal inhibitory concentration of caspofungin, micafungin and itraconazole.
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- Tadeja Matos
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of microbiology and immunology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of microbiology and immunology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Unit of Pulmonary Diseases, Division of Paediatrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Unit of Pulmonary Diseases, Division of Paediatrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of microbiology and immunology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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