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Case Reports
. 2004 Feb;42(2):925-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.925-928.2004.

Isolation of Neosartorya pseudofischeri from blood: first hint of pulmonary Aspergillosis

H Järv  1 , J Lehtmaa, R C Summerbell, E S Hoekstra, R A Samson, P Naaber
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Isolation of Neosartorya pseudofischeri from blood: first hint of pulmonary Aspergillosis

H Järv et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

We report a case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis caused by Neosartorya pseudofischeri S. W. Peterson [anamorph Aspergillus thermomutatus (Paden) S. W. Peterson]. The diagnosis was initially based on a positive blood culture for a strain isolated from a neutropenic patient by means of a BACTEC 9050 blood culture system. The final diagnosis was established based on X-ray and computer tomography scan results as well as the detection of Aspergillus antigen in the patient's serum.

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Patient's CT scan on day 33 after chemotherapy.
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Ascospores of N. pseudofischeri CBS 110899 (=TFC 2002-19) under scanning electron microscopy. Magnification, ×12,300.
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