Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by a new-found opportunistic fungal pathogen—Myceliophthora heterothallica: a case report
This is the first case report of ventilation-associated pneumonia in the aged patient caused by Myceliophthora heterothallica. This current case is worth for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of Myceliophthora heterothallica infection, and also enriches new pathogenic species found of thermothelomyces species.
Authors
- Jiayin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-0831)
- Jiancheng Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8796-271X)
- Dan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9064-566X)
- Chengxin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8355-6431)
- Chun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3792-0447)
- Dan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7281-4853)
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- First Hospital of Jilin University (CN)
- Jilin Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05369-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42
Funders
- Jilin University
- First Hospital of Jilin University