Voriconazole-Resistant Penicillium oxalicum: An Emerging Pathogen in Immunocompromised Hosts.

ABSTRACT: Penicillium species are rarely reported agents of infections in immunocompromised patients. We report 3 cases of invasive mycosis caused by voriconazole-resistant Penicillium oxalicum in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, diabetes mellitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, while on voriconazole therapy. Penicillium oxalicum has not been previously recognized as a cause of invasive mycoses.

SUBMITTER: Chowdhary A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4281804 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature