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Clinical outcome of cystic fibrosis patients colonized by Scedosporium species following lung transplantation: A single‐center 15‐year experience

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Fungi of the genus Scedosporium are emerging pathogens responsible for severe infections in lung transplant recipients. These infections are associated with poor prognosis and some centers consider now Scedosporium species… Click to show full abstract

Fungi of the genus Scedosporium are emerging pathogens responsible for severe infections in lung transplant recipients. These infections are associated with poor prognosis and some centers consider now Scedosporium species colonization as a contraindication to lung transplantation (LT) even though no published evidence demonstrates that Scedosporium species colonization is associated with higher morbidity or mortality after LT.

Keywords: outcome cystic; clinical outcome; scedosporium species; lung transplantation

Journal Title: Transplant Infectious Disease
Year Published: 2017

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