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ReviewBMC infectious diseases2024

A systemic infection involved in lung, brain and spine caused by Scedosporium apiospermum species complex after near-drowning: a case report and literature review.

Peng Yan, Junfeng Chen, Haodi Wang, Qi Jia, Jungang Xie, Guoxin Mo

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Review in BMC infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peng YanCollege of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, No. 17, Heishanhu Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100091, China.
Junfeng ChenCollege of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, No. 17, Heishanhu Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100091, China.
Haodi WangVision Medicals for Infection Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Qi JiaVision Medicals for Infection Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jungang XiePulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Ave., Wuhan, Hubei, China. xiejjgg@hotmail.com.
Guoxin MoCollege of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, No. 17, Heishanhu Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100091, China. ted_momo@aliyun.com.
Hainan Branch of People's Liberation Army General Hospital · CNVision Medicals (China) · CNTongji Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scedosporium apiospermum species complex are widely distributed fungi that can be found in a variety of polluted environments, including soil, sewage, and decaying vegetation. Those opportunistic pathogens with strong potential of invasion commonly affect immunosuppressed populations However, few cases of scedosporiosis are reported in immunocompetent individuals, who might be misdiagnosed, leading to a high mortality rate. Here, we reported an immunocompetent case of systemtic infection involved in lung, brain and spine, caused by S. apiospermum species complex (S. apiospermum and S. boydii). The patient was an elderly male with persistent fever and systemtic infection after near-drowning. In the two tertiary hospitals he visited, definite diagnosis was extremely difficult. After being admitted to our hospital, he was misdiagnosed as tuberculosis infection, before diagnosis of S. apiospermum species complex infection by the metagenomic next-generation sequencing. His symptoms were alleviated after voriconazole treatment. In the present case, the details associated with its course were reported and published studies on Scedosporium spp. infection were also reviewed, for a better understanding of this disease and reducing the misdiagnosis rate.

Indexed as

Invasive Fungal InfectionsNear DrowningScedosporiumAgedAntifungal AgentsBrainHumansLungMaleVoriconazoleAntifungal AgentsVoriconazoleMetagenomic next-generation sequencingNear-drowningScedosporium apiospermum species complexSystemtic infection

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PMID38515075
PMCPMC10956195
OpenAlexW4393043486

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