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Sexton, Amber M.

A5004137962 | I194184260

Mayo Clinic

University of Pikeville

Citations 1

Coinfection of Aspergillus and Cryptococcus in Immunocompromised Host: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases | July 24, 2020 | Volume: 2020 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 1-3

10.1155/2020/8888270 | PMID 32774953

Management of infections in the immunocompromised patient requires unique considerations that are not typically seen in the immunocompetent. Immunocompromised hosts require a broad set of differential diagnoses when presenting with febrile illness involving a wide variety of microbiology. Moreover, fungal infections are common, and cotreatment of fungal and bacterial infections occurs with regularity. Fungal coinfection, however, is rare. Here, we describe a patient with Aspergillus and recurrent Cryptococcus neoformans coinfection following completion of treatment for pulmonary cryptococcosis.