Donor-derived infection(DDI)associated with Scedosporium spp is extremely rare,and results in a very poor prognosis.The present study reports a probable DDI due to Scedosporium boydii(S.boydii)from a donor with neurop...Donor-derived infection(DDI)associated with Scedosporium spp is extremely rare,and results in a very poor prognosis.The present study reports a probable DDI due to Scedosporium boydii(S.boydii)from a donor with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.Two recipients developed Scedosporiosis after kidney transplantation from the same donor.Recipient 1 died of central nervous system infection due to S.boydii based on the clinical presentations,and the positive metagenomic next-generation sequencing(mNGS)and culture results for the cerebrospinal fluid.The other recipient with urinary tract obstruction due to S.boydii,which was identified through the positive culture and mNGS results of the removed stents,was successfully treated by stent replacement and voriconazole administration.Undiagnosed disseminated donor infection and the transmission of S.boydii should be given attention,particularly when the donor and recipients have primary immunodeficiency disease.The screening of donors and recipients for S.boydii using mNGS may be helpful in guiding antifungal prophylaxis and treatment recipients,due to its higher sensitivity and shorter diagnostic time relative to other traditional techniques.展开更多
基金supported by National Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project(General Surgery).
文摘Donor-derived infection(DDI)associated with Scedosporium spp is extremely rare,and results in a very poor prognosis.The present study reports a probable DDI due to Scedosporium boydii(S.boydii)from a donor with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.Two recipients developed Scedosporiosis after kidney transplantation from the same donor.Recipient 1 died of central nervous system infection due to S.boydii based on the clinical presentations,and the positive metagenomic next-generation sequencing(mNGS)and culture results for the cerebrospinal fluid.The other recipient with urinary tract obstruction due to S.boydii,which was identified through the positive culture and mNGS results of the removed stents,was successfully treated by stent replacement and voriconazole administration.Undiagnosed disseminated donor infection and the transmission of S.boydii should be given attention,particularly when the donor and recipients have primary immunodeficiency disease.The screening of donors and recipients for S.boydii using mNGS may be helpful in guiding antifungal prophylaxis and treatment recipients,due to its higher sensitivity and shorter diagnostic time relative to other traditional techniques.
