Fatal pulmonary Scedosporium aurantiacum infection in a patient after near-drowning: A case report

• Main Authors: Roya Ghasemian (Author), Azadeh Bandegani (Author), Firoozeh Kermani (Author), Leila Faeli (Author), Behrad Roohi (Author), Elham Yosefi Abdolmaleki (Author), Mohammad T. Hedayati (Author), Emmanuel Roilides (Author), Tahereh Shokohi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and Purpose: Scedosporium spp. is a saprophytic fungus that may cause invasive pulmonary infection due to the aspiration of contaminated water in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent hosts.Case report: Herein, we report a fatal case of pulmonary infection caused by Scedosporium speci...