The first child with mixed invasive pulmonary Mucor and Aspergillus infection: a case report and literature review
Shifu Wang,
Shangmin Yang,
Jing Ma
et al.
Abstract:Cases of mixed infections of Mucor and Aspergillus in the lungs of children have not been reported. Here, we successfully treated and reported the first case of pulmonary coinfection with invasive fungal species in a diabetic girl. The patient was initially treated with a voriconazole-based regimen, but the infection only worsened. Subsequently, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid culture and mNGS were performed, leading to the clear diagnosis of simultaneous pulmonary infection by Aspergillus fumigatus and Rhizopus … Show more
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