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It is resistant to most antifungal drugs and infections are often fatal. |
It is resistant to most antifungal drugs and infections are often fatal. Successful control of disseminated Scedosporium prolificans infection can be obtained with a combination of voriconazole and terbinafine. <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12627286 2003</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:38, 17 March 2009
Scedosporium prolificans is an emerging opportunist fungus that causes different types of infections in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed people. [1] [2] It is resistant to most antifungal drugs and infections are often fatal. Successful control of disseminated Scedosporium prolificans infection can be obtained with a combination of voriconazole and terbinafine. [3]
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