Polyphasic characterization of fungal isolates from a published case of invasive aspergillosis reveals misidentification of Aspergillus felis as Aspergillus viridinutans

Sergio Álvarez-Pérez; Emilia Mellado; David Serrano; José L Blanco; Marta E Garcia; Mi Kwon; Patricia Muñoz; Manuel Cuenca-Estrella; Emilio Bouza; Teresa Peláez

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.068502-0

Polyphasic characterization of fungal isolates from a published case of invasive aspergillosis reveals misidentification of Aspergillus felis as Aspergillus viridinutans

J Med Microbiol. 2014 Apr;63(Pt 4):617-619. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.068502-0. Epub 2014 Jan 27.

Authors

Sergio Álvarez-Pérez^{1

2}, Emilia Mellado³, David Serrano^{4

1}, José L Blanco⁵, Marta E Garcia⁵, Mi Kwon^{4

1}, Patricia Muñoz^{1

6

2

7}, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella³, Emilio Bouza^{7

2

6

1}, Teresa Peláez^{2

7

1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
² Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
³ Servicio de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
⁴ Servicio de Hematología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
⁵ Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
⁶ CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES CD06/06/0058) Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
⁷ Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 24469682
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.068502-0

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Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Animals
Aspergillosis / veterinary*
Aspergillus / physiology*
Cat Diseases / microbiology*
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / veterinary*
Dog Diseases / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Rhinitis / veterinary*
Sinusitis / veterinary*