Liver abscess due to Sterigmatomyces halophilus in a boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

J Infect Chemother. 2019 Dec;25(12):1047-1049. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.05.021. Epub 2019 Jun 10.

Abstract

We report the first case of liver abscess due to Sterigmatomyces halophilus. Because this pathogen grows poorly in culture medium without added salts, it was identified by sequencing analysis targeting the rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. This method could be useful for pathogens that cannot be cultured using standard methods.

Keywords: Internal transcribed spacer; Leukemia; Liver abscess; Sterigmatomyces halophilus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Basidiomycota / immunology
  • Basidiomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Biopsy
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Cefozopran
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
  • Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia / complications
  • Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia / drug therapy
  • Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia / immunology
  • Child
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Liver / microbiology
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis
  • Liver Abscess / drug therapy
  • Liver Abscess / immunology
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Micafungin / therapeutic use
  • Mycoses / diagnosis
  • Mycoses / drug therapy
  • Mycoses / immunology
  • Mycoses / microbiology*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / immunology
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / immunology
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • liposomal amphotericin B
  • Amphotericin B
  • Micafungin