Fatal disseminated infection by Gymnascella hyalinospora in a heart transplant recipient

Transpl Infect Dis. 2019 Oct;21(5):e13128. doi: 10.1111/tid.13128. Epub 2019 Jul 16.

Abstract

We report the first case of disseminated infection by Gymnascella hyalinospora in a solid organ transplant recipient. This case highlights the role of low-virulence environmental molds as an emerging cause of breakthrough invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised hosts. Nosocomial strategies of infection control including antimicrobial stewardship and advances on fast diagnostic methods are strongly encouraged to improve patient prognosis.

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; heart transplantation; immunocompromised host; invasive fungal infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ascomycota / pathogenicity
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Invasive Fungal Infections / diagnosis
  • Invasive Fungal Infections / etiology*
  • Mycoses / diagnosis*
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Transplant Recipients*