Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B

We present the case of a previously healthy 54-year-old man who was hospitalized for an Aspergillus fumigatus infection of an open window thoracotomy. Patient was successfully treated for 8 consecutives weeks with daily topical pleural liposomal amphotericine B administered by soaked gauzes combined...

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Autores principales:	Alexis Legault-Dupuis, France-Emilie Roy, Isabelle Giroux, Michelle Bernard-Genest, Florence Cote, Anne-Sophie Laliberte
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Aspergillus Empyema Open window thoracotomy Pleural antifungal therapy Medicine (General) R5-920 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:33637d7a971145bdb0f3df634d1390fd2021-11-06T04:27:42ZSuccessful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B2211-753910.1016/j.mmcr.2021.08.004https://doaj.org/article/33637d7a971145bdb0f3df634d1390fd2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753921000464https://doaj.org/toc/2211-7539We present the case of a previously healthy 54-year-old man who was hospitalized for an Aspergillus fumigatus infection of an open window thoracotomy. Patient was successfully treated for 8 consecutives weeks with daily topical pleural liposomal amphotericine B administered by soaked gauzes combined with systemic therapy.Alexis Legault-DupuisFrance-Emilie RoyIsabelle GirouxMichelle Bernard-GenestFlorence CoteAnne-Sophie LaliberteElsevierarticleAspergillusEmpyemaOpen window thoracotomyPleural antifungal therapyMedicine (General)R5-920Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENMedical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 34, Iss , Pp 38-41 (2021)
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topic	Aspergillus Empyema Open window thoracotomy Pleural antifungal therapy Medicine (General) R5-920 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	Aspergillus Empyema Open window thoracotomy Pleural antifungal therapy Medicine (General) R5-920 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Alexis Legault-Dupuis France-Emilie Roy Isabelle Giroux Michelle Bernard-Genest Florence Cote Anne-Sophie Laliberte Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B
description	We present the case of a previously healthy 54-year-old man who was hospitalized for an Aspergillus fumigatus infection of an open window thoracotomy. Patient was successfully treated for 8 consecutives weeks with daily topical pleural liposomal amphotericine B administered by soaked gauzes combined with systemic therapy.
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author	Alexis Legault-Dupuis France-Emilie Roy Isabelle Giroux Michelle Bernard-Genest Florence Cote Anne-Sophie Laliberte
author_facet	Alexis Legault-Dupuis France-Emilie Roy Isabelle Giroux Michelle Bernard-Genest Florence Cote Anne-Sophie Laliberte
author_sort	Alexis Legault-Dupuis
title	Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B
title_short	Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B
title_full	Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B
title_fullStr	Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B
title_full_unstemmed	Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B
title_sort	successful management of aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin b
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/33637d7a971145bdb0f3df634d1390fd
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Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B

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