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J Med Microbiol ; 55(Pt 8): 1153-1156, 2006 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16849738
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Mycoses ; 48(3): 216-20, 2005 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15842341

RESUMO

Blastoschizomyces capitatus (formerly known as Geotrichum capitatum and Trichosporon capitatum) is a rare, yet an emerging, cause of invasive infections in immunosuppressed patients. Profound and prolonged neutropenia is the crucial predisposing factor for this yeast infection. Blastoschizomyces capitatus was isolated from peripheral blood cultures of a profoundly neutropenic patient with acute myeloid leukemia (M2 FAB). Despite administration of antifungal chemotherapy with liposomal amphotericin B at 4.5 mg kg(-1) daily, the patient succumbed 4 days after initiation of treatment. Infections attributed to B. capitatus have generally a poor prognosis, although the yeast shows in vitro susceptibility to antifungal agents. Low flucytosine, caspofungin acetate, voriconazole and amphotericin B minimum inhibitory concentration values were also recorded with our isolate. The clinical relevance of the in vitro susceptibility testing against the isolate and the current antifungal chemotherapy regimens against B. capitatus systemic infections are discussed.


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Geotricose/microbiologia , Geotrichum/isolamento & purificação , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/complicações , Neutropenia/complicações , Sepse/microbiologia , Idoso , Anfotericina B/administração & dosagem , Anfotericina B/farmacologia , Anfotericina B/uso terapêutico , Antifúngicos/administração & dosagem , Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Sangue/microbiologia , Evolução Fatal , Fungemia , Geotricose/complicações , Geotricose/tratamento farmacológico , Grécia , Humanos , Masculino , Sepse/complicações , Sepse/tratamento farmacológico
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