Refractory Microascus Bronchopulmonary Infection Treated with Olorofim, France

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Nov;29(11):2401-2403. doi: 10.3201/eid2911.230984.

Abstract

We report 3 cases of successful treatment of Microascus spp. bronchopulmonary infection in a multiple-traumatized patient and 2 lung transplant recipients in France. We emphasize the promising use of olorofim antifungal therapy in a rising context of intrinsically less-susceptible respiratory infections caused by mold.

Keywords: France; M. cirrosus pneumonia; Microascus; Microascus melanosporus; fungi; olorofim; respiratory infections.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ascomycota*
  • Humans
  • Piperazines
  • Pyrimidines

Substances

  • olorofim
  • Piperazines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Acetamides
  • Antifungal Agents