Use of voriconazole in a patient with aspergilloma caused by an itraconazole-resistant strain of Aspergillus fumigatus
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 55 (10), 1457-1459
- https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46639-0
Abstract
The case is reported of a patient with cavitary sarcoidosis complicated by an aspergilloma caused by an itraconazole-resistant strain of Aspergillus fumigatus, who was treated with voriconazole. The authors suggest that susceptibility testing of A. fumigatus strains is of value during long-term therapy with itraconazole, and that voriconazole may be a good option for treatment of patients infected with itraconazole-resistant strains of A. fumigatus.Keywords
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