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. 2006 Sep 8;5:21. doi: 10.1186/1476-0711-5-21

Table 3.

Prior Case Reports of Myceliophthora thermophila infection

Age, Sex History Sites of Infection Therapy Outcome
7 years, M7 AML with neutropenia Blood, lungs, heart Amphotericin B Death
22 years, F8 Status post Cardiovascular Surgery Blood, aorta, heart Amphotericin B 5-fluorocytosine Death
21 months, M9 Penetrating head injury from a rusty nail in a barnyard. Brain abscess with M.thermophilia and Clostridium perfringens Brain abscess Amphotericin B Itraconazole Survived