Scedosporium prolificans: an emerging pathogen in France? 2009

Frederic Grenouillet, and Françoise Botterel, and Julien Crouzet, and Fabrice Larosa, and Yosr Hicheri, and Jean-Marie Forel, and Philippe Helias, and Stephane Ranque, and Laurence Delhaes
Mycology-Parasitology Unit, University Hospital J. Minjoz, Besançon, France.

For the last ten years, non-Aspergillus mold species have been increasingly involved in human invasive infections, probably as a consequence of more intense immunosuppression and prolonged patient survival, and of selective pressure since antifungal agents are currently used for prophylaxis or therapy. Scedosporium prolificans, one of these emerging fungi, has been isolated in a broad spectrum of clinical presentations in humans, including respiratory-tract colonization, superficial or locally invasive infections, and disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients. Here, we report the recent emergence of invasive infections due to S. prolificans in France, and describe four new cases diagnosed during the last six years. Only one disseminated scedosporiosis has been reported before this in France, in 1994. Three out of our four cases were breakthrough infections in immunocompromised patients receiving posaconazole or voriconazole therapy. The aims of the present review were thus to gain a better understanding of scedosporiosis epidemiology and clinical features, and to review recent advances in multimodal management of these infections, including surgery, recovery and/or enhancement of immunity, and antifungal combinations, especially voriconazole plus terbinafine.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009181 Mycoses Diseases caused by FUNGI. Fungus Diseases,Fungal Diseases,Fungal Infections,Fungus Infections,Disease, Fungal,Disease, Fungus,Diseases, Fungal,Diseases, Fungus,Fungal Disease,Fungal Infection,Fungus Disease,Fungus Infection,Infection, Fungal,Infection, Fungus,Infections, Fungal,Infections, Fungus
D005602 France A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris. Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D016867 Immunocompromised Host A human or animal whose immunologic mechanism is deficient because of an immunodeficiency disorder or other disease or as the result of the administration of immunosuppressive drugs or radiation. Immunosuppressed Host,Immunocompromised Patient,Host, Immunocompromised,Host, Immunosuppressed,Hosts, Immunocompromised,Hosts, Immunosuppressed,Immunocompromised Hosts,Immunocompromised Patients,Immunosuppressed Hosts,Patient, Immunocompromised,Patients, Immunocompromised
D021681 Scedosporium A mitosporic fungal genus previously called Monosporium. Teleomorphs include PSEUDALLESCHERIA. Lomentospora prolificans,Pseudallescheria apiosperma,Scedosporium inflatum,Monosporium,Monosporium apiospermum,Scedosporium apiospermum,Scedosporium prolificans,Monosporiums,Scedosporiums

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