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Aspergillus wound infection following laparostomy
G L Carlson1, M M Mughal, M Birch
1Department of Surgery, University of Manchester, Hope Hospital, Salford, U.K.
The Journal of Infection
|September 1, 1996
Summary
Aspergillus wound infections are rare, but this study details the first case of abdominal viscera infection in a Crohn's disease patient. Amphotericin B successfully treated the Aspergillus fumigatus infection, linked to hospital air contamination.
Area of Science:
- Medical Mycology
- Infectious Diseases
- Surgical Site Infections
Background:
- Aspergillus spores are ubiquitous in hospital environments.
- Wound infections by Aspergillus are uncommon despite environmental exposure.
- Crohn's disease patients with laparostomy may be at risk.