Experimental murine scedosporiosis: histopathology and azole treatment

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Sep;54(9):3980-4. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00046-10. Epub 2010 Jun 14.

Abstract

The histopathology of clinical isolates of Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporium boydii, and Scedosporium aurantiacum in immunosuppressed mice was evaluated. The organs most affected were the brain, kidneys, and spleen. S. aurantiacum produced more tissue damage than the other two species. Amphotericin B (AMB) was ineffective in the treatment of murine infections caused by such isolates, and posaconazole and voriconazole showed efficacy that correlated with the in vitro susceptibility data.

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azoles / therapeutic use*
  • Brain / microbiology
  • Kidney / microbiology
  • Mice
  • Mycetoma / drug therapy
  • Mycetoma / microbiology
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use
  • Scedosporium / drug effects*
  • Scedosporium / pathogenicity*
  • Spleen / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use
  • Voriconazole

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Azoles
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • posaconazole
  • Amphotericin B
  • Voriconazole