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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2013

Clinical significance of filamentous basidiomycetes illustrated by isolates of the novel opportunist Ceriporia lacerata from the human respiratory tract.

Anuradha Chowdhary, Kshitij Agarwal, Shallu Kathuria, Pradeep Kumar Singh, P Roy, S N Gaur, G S de Hoog, Jacques F Meis

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anuradha ChowdharyDepartment of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. dranuradha@hotmail.com
Kshitij Agarwal
Shallu Kathuria
Pradeep Kumar Singh
P Roy
S N Gaur
G S de Hoog
Jacques F Meis
University of Delhi · INRadboud University Medical Center · NLWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The filamentous basidiomycete Ceriporia lacerata, an agent of white rot on wood, has never been reported in human disease and its clinical significance is not yet known. We describe 4 patients with respiratory diseases where C. lacerata was implicated in a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from saprobic colonization to fungal pneumonia. The isolates did not show the morphological characteristics that facilitate recognition of filamentous basidiomycetes, such as the presence of clamp connections, spicules along hyphae, or fruiting bodies. The identity of the mold was confirmed by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer 1 and 4 (ITS-1 and ITS-4) and D1/D2 regions of the rRNA gene. All of the isolates exhibited the lowest MICs of posaconazole and isavuconazole (MIC range, 0.06 to 0.125 μg/ml), followed by itraconazole (MIC range, 0.06 to 0.5 μg/ml), voriconazole (MIC range, 0.125 to 0.5 μg/ml), and amphotericin B (MIC range, 0.25 to 1 μg/ml). The infections reported here occurred in patients with preexisting lung damage induced by tuberculosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic, sometimes fatal infections by the ascomycete Aspergillus fumigatus and the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune are well established in the presence of an anatomical pulmonary defect or in the background of immunodeficiency. It is postulated that C. lacerata, a novel opportunist basidiomycete, may be involved in similar pathological processes.

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BasidiomycotaAdultAntifungal AgentsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDNA, Ribosomal SpacerFemaleHumansLung Diseases, FungalMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataRespiratory SystemSputumAntifungal AgentsDNA, Ribosomal Spacer

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PMID23241374
PMCPMC3553890
OpenAlexW2079268165

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