In August 2015, Dipodascus capitatus was isolated from two patients admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Nosocomial acquisition of the fungus was suspected and epidemiological studies were undertaken. The patients were simultaneously hospitalized, and the comparison of the two isolates by two independent molecular typing methods have confirmed clonal dissemination of a single strain of D. capitatus. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was useful for identifying the appropriated antifungal therapy in micafungin. To our knowledge these are the first described cases of neonatal D. capitatus infection and also the first report of successful treatment by micafungin.

Fasciana, T., Giuffrè, M., Calà, C., Schierz, I., Aquilina, G., Pinello, G., et al. (2017). Genotyping and antifungal susceptibility of Dipodascus capitatus isolated in a neonatal intensive care unit of a sicilian hospital. In Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health (pp. 81-88). Springer New York LLC [10.1007/5584_2016_195].

Genotyping and antifungal susceptibility of Dipodascus capitatus isolated in a neonatal intensive care unit of a sicilian hospital

Fasciana, Teresa Maria Assunta;GIUFFRE, Mario;CALA', Cinzia;SCHIERZ, Ingrid Anne Mandy;PINELLO, Giuseppa;CAPRA, Giuseppina;Lipari, D.;CORSELLO, Giovanni;GIAMMANCO, Anna
2017-01-01

Abstract

In August 2015, Dipodascus capitatus was isolated from two patients admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Nosocomial acquisition of the fungus was suspected and epidemiological studies were undertaken. The patients were simultaneously hospitalized, and the comparison of the two isolates by two independent molecular typing methods have confirmed clonal dissemination of a single strain of D. capitatus. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was useful for identifying the appropriated antifungal therapy in micafungin. To our knowledge these are the first described cases of neonatal D. capitatus infection and also the first report of successful treatment by micafungin.
2017
Fasciana, T., Giuffrè, M., Calà, C., Schierz, I., Aquilina, G., Pinello, G., et al. (2017). Genotyping and antifungal susceptibility of Dipodascus capitatus isolated in a neonatal intensive care unit of a sicilian hospital. In Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health (pp. 81-88). Springer New York LLC [10.1007/5584_2016_195].
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