Invasive Trichoderma spp. infections : clinical presentation and outcome of cases from the literature and the FungiScope® registry

© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy..

BACKGROUND: Trichoderma spp. are filamentous fungi causing invasive fungal diseases in patients with haematological malignancies and in peritoneal dialysis patients.

OBJECTIVES: To analyse clinical presentation, predisposing factors, treatment and outcome of Trichoderma infections.

METHODS: A systematic literature review was conducted for published cases of invasive Trichoderma infection in PubMed until December 2021 and by reviewing the included studies' references. Cases from the FungiScope® registry were added to a combined analysis.

RESULTS: We identified 50 invasive infections due to Trichoderma species, including 11 in the FungiScope® registry. The main underlying conditions were haematological malignancies in 19 and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in 10 cases. The most prevalent infection sites were lung (42%) and peritoneum (22%). Systemic antifungal therapy was administered in 42 cases (84%), mostly amphotericin B (n = 27, lipid-based formulation 13/27) and voriconazole in 15 cases (30%). Surgical interventions were performed in 13 cases (26%). Overall mortality was 48% (n = 24) and highest for allogeneic HSCT and solid organ transplantation (SOT) recipients [80% (4/5) and 77% (7/9), respectively]. In patients treated with amphotericin B, voriconazole and caspofungin, mortality was 55% (15/27), 46% (7/15) and 28% (2/7), respectively. Three out of four patients treated with a combination therapy of voriconazole and caspofungin survived.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite treatment with antifungal therapies and surgery, invasive Trichoderma infections are life-threatening complications in immunocompromised patients, especially after HSCT and SOT. In addition, Trichoderma spp. mainly affect the lungs in patients with haematological malignancies and the peritoneum in CAPD patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

Enthalten in:

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 77(2022), 10 vom: 30. Sept., Seite 2850-2858

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sal, Ertan [VerfasserIn]
Stemler, Jannik [VerfasserIn]
Salmanton-García, Jon [VerfasserIn]
Falces-Romero, Iker [VerfasserIn]
Kredics, László [VerfasserIn]
Meyer, Elisabeth [VerfasserIn]
Würstl, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Lass-Flörl, Cornelia [VerfasserIn]
Racil, Zdenek [VerfasserIn]
Klimko, Nikolay [VerfasserIn]
Cesaro, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Kindo, Anupma Jyoti [VerfasserIn]
Wisplinghoff, Hilmar [VerfasserIn]
Koehler, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Cornely, Oliver A [VerfasserIn]
Seidel, Danila [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7XU7A7DROE
Amphotericin B
Antifungal Agents
Caspofungin
F0XDI6ZL63
JFU09I87TR
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review
Voriconazole

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.10.2022

Date Revised 09.11.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jac/dkac235

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344486249