Breaking the mold: a case of invasive <i>Medicopsis romeroi</i> pulmonary infection with innovative granulocyte treatment strategy
This is a rare case of <i>M. romeroi</i> causing an invasive fungal infection of a visceral organ, the second documented <i>M. romeroi</i> infection in a CGD patient, and a report of a novel treatment regimen for this pathogen.
Authors
- Chioma Aneke
- Amir Seyedmousavi
- Adrian M. Zelazny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2847-7428)
- Jennifer Treat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8197-4052)
- Steven M. Holland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3207-5464)
- Roya Zarpak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8813-1876)
- Kamille West-Mitchell
- Caitlin Raymond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5474-1996)
- Christa S. Zerbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-0503)
Institutions
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (US)
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ASM Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00060-25
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- NIH Clinical Center