IL-7 Immunotherapy in a Nonimmunocompromised Patient With Intractable Fungal Wound Sepsis.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 8(6): ofab256, 2021 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-34189174
ABSTRACT
A nonimmunocompromised patient developed life-threatening soft tissue infection with Trichosporon asahii, Fusarium, and Saksenaea that progressed despite maximum antifungal therapies and aggressive debridement. Interleukin-7 immunotherapy resulted in clinical improvement, fungal clearance, reversal of lymphopenia, and improved T-cell function. Immunoadjuvant therapies to boost host immunity may be efficacious in life-threatening fungal infections.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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En
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Open Forum Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos