How to treat Scedosporium apiospermum?
Voriconazole demonstrates strong in vitro activity against Scedosporium spp and is considered first-line treatment. For fusariosis treatment, voriconazole, lipid formulations of amphotericin B, and various combinations should be considered as the optimal alternatives.
Is Scedosporium a mold?
Scedosporium apiospermum/boydii is more of a moderately rapid growing dematiaceous mold whose conidia lack septae. Its hyphae are nonpigmented but its microconidia (seen only in culture) are melanized. The mold has a light gray or brown surface in either state.
What is Scedosporium Apiospermum complex?
The Scedosporium apiospermum complex is a group of emerging opportunistic fungal pathogens that affect both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals, most commonly via lung infection.
What is Scedosporium infection?
Scedosporiosis represents a broad spectrum of clinical diseases caused by the agents of the genus Scedosporium. These fungi can be colonizers of previously damaged bronchopulmonary trees (as in old pulmonary tuberculosis cases, cystic fibrosis, or bronchiectatic lungs of any etiology).
Where is Scedosporium found?
Scedosporium is a genus of filamentous fungi with septate hyphae. These fungi are airborne saprobes that survive and grow on decaying organic matter, and thus, are frequently found in high density in human-affected areas such as sewage, contaminated water, and urban soil.
Is voriconazole an antibiotic?
Voriconazole, sold under the brand name Vfend among others, is an antifungal medication used to treat a number of fungal infections. This includes aspergillosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, penicilliosis, and infections by Scedosporium or Fusarium.
What is Scedosporium SPP?
Scedosporium spp. Two species of Scedosporium environmental molds, prolificans and apiospermum (sexual state known as Pseudallescheria boydii), can cause a wide variety of human disease, including CNS infection. Risk groups include compromised hosts and survivors of near drowning. Scedosporium spp.
What is Scedosporium apiospermum?
Scedosporium apiospermum and S. prolificans are saprophytic molds with a worldwide distribution. S. apiospermum, the anamorph of Pseudallescheria boydii, was described more than a century ago as a cause of Madura foot and subsequently mycetoma and otitis externa.
What is the classification of Scedosporium?
1 Taxonomic classification. 2 Description. Scedosporium is a filamentous fungus which occasionally causes infections in humans. 3 Species. The genus Scedosporium contains two species; Scedosporium apiospermum 4 Scedosporium apiospermum. See our page on Pseudallescheria boydii for detailed information about 5 Scedosporium prolificans.
Is Pseudallescheria boydii the same as Scedosporium prolificans?
Scedosporium is a filamentous fungus which occasionally causes infections in humans. The genus Scedosporium contains two species; Scedosporium apiospermum and Scedosporium prolificans. Pseudallescheria boydii is the telemorph of Scedosporium apiospermum. No sexual form (telemorph) is known for Scedosporium prolificans.
Does Scedosporium prolificans cause fungemia?
S. prolificans caused locally invasive infection in 2 immunocompetent patients and was found in the respiratory tract of 18 patients with underlying respiratory disease but did not cause fungemia or deaths in these patients. Scedosporium spp. showed distinct clinical and epidemiologic features.