Farmer Aaron R, Murray Clinton K, Driscoll Ian R, Wickes Brian L, Wiederhold Nathan, Sutton Deanna A, Sanders Carmita, Mende Katrin, Enniss Brent, Feig James, Ganesan Anuradha, Rini Elizabeth A, Vento Todd J
San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Jun;53(6):1968-75. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00410-15. Epub 2015 Apr 1.
We describe a 22-year-old soldier with 19% total body surface area burns, polytrauma, and sequence- and culture-confirmed Pythium aphanidermatum wound infection. Antemortem histopathology suggested disseminated Pythium infection, including brain involvement; however, postmortem PCR revealed Cunninghamella elegans, Lichtheimia corymbifera, and Saksenaea vasiformis coinfection. The utility of molecular diagnostics in invasive fungal infections is discussed.
我们描述了一名22岁的士兵,其全身表面积19%被烧伤,伴有多发伤,伤口感染经序列分析和培养确诊为瓜果腐霉菌感染。生前组织病理学提示播散性腐霉菌感染,包括脑部受累;然而,死后聚合酶链反应(PCR)显示存在雅致小克银汉霉、伞枝犁头霉和瓶梗萨氏霉混合感染。本文讨论了分子诊断在侵袭性真菌感染中的应用。