Misidentification of Neosartorya pseudofischeri as Aspergillus fumigatus in a lung transplant patient

We present a case of disseminated Neosartorya pseudofischeri infection in a bilateral lung transplant patient with cystic fibrosis. The organism was originally misidentified from respiratory specimens as Aspergillus fumigatus using colonial and microscopic morphology. DNA sequencing subsequently ide...

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Published in:Journal of clinical microbiology 2014-07, Vol.52 (7), p.2722-2725
Main Authors: Khare, Reeti, Gupta, Sounak, Arif, Sana, Jentoft, Mark E, Deziel, Paul J, Roden, Anja C, Wilhelm, Mark P, Razonable, Raymund R, Wengenack, Nancy L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus - classification
Aspergillus fumigatus - isolation & purification
Case Reports
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Lung - microbiology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Fungal - microbiology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - pathology
Microbiological Techniques
Microscopy
Neosartorya
Neosartorya - classification
Neosartorya - isolation & purification
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Transplant Recipients
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Summary:We present a case of disseminated Neosartorya pseudofischeri infection in a bilateral lung transplant patient with cystic fibrosis. The organism was originally misidentified from respiratory specimens as Aspergillus fumigatus using colonial and microscopic morphology. DNA sequencing subsequently identified the organism correctly as N. pseudofischeri.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.00216-14