Pithomyces species (Montagnulaceae) from clinical specimens: Identification and antifungal susceptibility profiles

Keith Cássia Da Cunha; Deanna A. Sutton; Josepa Gené; Josep Cano; Javier Capilla; Hugo Madrid; Cony Decock; Nathan P. Wiederhold; Josep Guarro

doi:10.1093/mmy/myu044

Pithomyces species (Montagnulaceae) from clinical specimens: Identification and antifungal susceptibility profiles

Keith Cássia Da Cunha, Deanna A. Sutton, Josepa Gené, Josep Cano, Javier Capilla, Hugo Madrid, Cony Decock, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Josep Guarro

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The fungal genus Pithomyces comprises numerous dematiaceous saprobic species commonly found on dead leaves and stems of a great variety of plants. Occasionally, they have been recovered from clinical specimens. We morphologically and molecularly (rDNA sequences) investigated a set of 42 isolates tentatively identified as Pithomyces recovered from clinical specimens in the United States. The predominant species were P. chartarum and P. sacchari (33.3% each), followed by Pithomyces sp. I (28.6%) and P. maydicus (4.8%). Most of the isolates were obtained from samples of superficial tissue (50%), the respiratory tract (21.4%), and the nasal region (19%). In general, these fungi were highly susceptible in vitro to the eight antifungal agents tested.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	748-757
Number of pages	10
Journal	Medical mycology
Volume	52
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myu044
State	Published - Jul 22 2014

Keywords

DNA analysis
Pithomyces
antifungal susceptibility
clinical specimens
morphological identification

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Infectious Diseases

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