First reported case of Aspergillus granulosus infection in a cardiac transplant patient

Fakih, Mohamad G.; Barden, G.; Oakes, Clare A.; Berenson, Charles S.

doi:10.1128/jcm.33.2.471-473.1995

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“…45 Aspergillus unguis has been reported as causal agent of several cases of onychomycosis, 46,47 and it has also been associated with cases of asthma in children. 48 This latter species is also morphologically similar to A. nidulans, 49 65 cerebral aspergillosis, 66 and endodontic infections. 67 In our case it was isolated from a human brainstem sample.…”

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Cryptic Aspergillus from clinical samples in the USA and description of a new species in section Flavipedes

Siqueira

Wiederhold

Gené

et al. 2018

Mycoses

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Cryptic Aspergillus from clinical samples in the USA and description of a new species in section Flavipedes

Siqueira

Wiederhold

Gené

et al. 2018

Mycoses

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“…Human pathogenicity has been reported for A . calidoustus , Aspergillus granulosus and Aspergillus deflectus (Fakih et al , 1995; Robinson et al , 2000; Varga et al , 2008). Members of section Usti were also repeatedly reported from cave environments (Hermosín et al , 2010; Jurado et al , 2010; Nováková, 2009).…”

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Aspergillus baeticus sp. nov. and Aspergillus thesauricus sp. nov., two species in section Usti from Spanish caves

Nováková

Hubka

Sáiz‐Jiménez

et al. 2012

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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Two novel species of Aspergillus that are clearly distinct from all known species in section Usti were revealed during a study of microfungal communities in Spanish caves. The novel species identified in this study and additional species of Aspergillus section Usti are associated with places and substrates related to human activities in caves. Novel species are described using data from four loci (ITS, benA, caM and rpb2), morphology and basic chemical and physiological analyses. Members of the species Aspergillus thesauricus sp. nov. were isolated from various substrates, including decaying organic matter, cave air and cave sediment of the Cueva del Tesoro Cave (the Treasure cave); the species is represented by twelve isolates and is most closely related to the recently described Aspergillus germanicus. Members of the species Aspergillus baeticus sp. nov. were isolated from cave sediment in the Gruta de las Maravillas Cave (the Grotto of the Marvels); the species is represented by two isolates. An additional isolate was found in the Cueva del Tesoro Cave and in the Demänovská Peace Cave (Slovakia), suggesting a potentially wide distribution of this micro-organism. The species is related to Aspergillus ustus and Aspergillus pseudoustus. Both species were unable to grow at 37 °C, and a weakly positive, light greenish yellow Ehrlich reaction was observed in A. thesauricus. Unique morphological features alone are sufficient to distinguish both species from related taxa.

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“…Actually, most cases of human infections that were attributed to A. ustus in the literature, were secondarily reassigned to a novel distinct species, A. calidoustus, which is able to grow at 37 • C [14]. Two other closely related species, A. pseudodeflectus and A. granulosus, are also thermotolerant at human body temperature and were also found to be able to cause invasive infections in humans [11,[15][16][17]. A. ustus sensu stricto was also isolated from a patient with aspergillosis localized to the skin and soft tissue [11].…”

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Clinical Relevance and Characteristics of Aspergillus calidoustus and Other Aspergillus Species of Section Usti

Glampedakis

Erard

Lamoth

2020

JoF

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The Aspergilli of section Usti (group ustus) are represented by over 20 species, of which Aspergillus calidoustus is the most relevant human pathogen. Invasive aspergillosis (IA) caused by these fungi is rare but could represent an emerging issue among the expanding population of patients with long-term immunosuppression receiving antifungal prophylaxis. Clinicians should be aware of this unusual type of IA, which often exhibits distinct clinical features, such as an insidious and prolonged course and a high occurrence of extra-pulmonary manifestations, such as skin/soft tissue or brain lesions. Moreover, these Aspergillus spp. pose a therapeutic challenge because of their decreased susceptibility to azole drugs. In this review, we outline the microbiological and clinical characteristics of IA due to Aspergillus spp. of section Usti and discuss the therapeutic options.

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First reported case of Aspergillus granulosus infection in a cardiac transplant patient

Cited by 16 publications

References 18 publications

Cryptic Aspergillus from clinical samples in the USA and description of a new species in section Flavipedes

Cryptic Aspergillus from clinical samples in the USA and description of a new species in section Flavipedes

Aspergillus baeticus sp. nov. and Aspergillus thesauricus sp. nov., two species in section Usti from Spanish caves

Clinical Relevance and Characteristics of Aspergillus calidoustus and Other Aspergillus Species of Section Usti

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