Skin infection caused by Scedosporium apiospermum

Karaarslan A., Arikan S., Karaarslan F., Cetin E.

MYCOSES, cilt.46, sa.11-12, ss.524-526, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 11-12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00926.x
  • Dergi Adı: MYCOSES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.524-526
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Scedosporium apiospermum, skin infection, antifungal susceptibility, itraconazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine, CUTANEOUS INFECTION, ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS, PATIENT, NCCLS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A woman with a skin infection because of Scedosporium apiospermum, in the interdigital spaces of her feet is presented. The minimum inhibition concentration values (MIC, mug ml(-1)) of this isolated mould for itraconazole, amphotericin B and terbinafine after 48 h were determined as 1, 8 and 16, respectively. The patient was treated successfully with oral terbinafine and topical clotrimazole.