Invasive infection due to Saprochaete capitata in a young patient with hematological malignancies

We report a case of invasive infection due to Saprochaete capitata in a patient with hematological malignancies after chemotherapy treatment and empiric antifungal therapy with caspofungin. Although severely immunocompromised the patient survived been treated with amphotericin B lipid complex associ...

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Autores principales: Parahym, Ana Maria Rabelo de Carvalho, Rolim, Pedro José, da Silva, Carolina Maria, Domingos, Igor de Farias, Gonçalves, Sarah Santos, Leite, Edinalva Pereira, de Morais, Vera Lúcia Lins, Macêdo, Danielle Patrícia Cerqueira, de Lima, Reginaldo Gonçalves, Neves, Rejane Pereira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015
Materias:
Medical Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4507546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26273269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838246220120447
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Sumario:We report a case of invasive infection due to Saprochaete capitata in a patient with hematological malignancies after chemotherapy treatment and empiric antifungal therapy with caspofungin. Although severely immunocompromised the patient survived been treated with amphotericin B lipid complex associated with voriconazole.

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