Fungemia due to Saprochaete capitata in a non-neutropenic patient hospitalized in an intensive care unit after cardiac surgery.
J Mycol Med
; 27(2): 281-284, 2017 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-28302347
ABSTRACT
The majority of invasive fungal infections observed in non-neutropenic patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit are caused by Candida spp and current guidelines recommend echinocandins as the first-line treatment. Fungemias caused by filamentous or arthrosporic fungi such as Saprochaete capitata (previously named Geotrichum capitatum) are extremely rare. In fact, invasive infections due to S. capitata have been reported almost exclusively in neutropenic oncohematological patients. In this report, we describe a case of fungemia caused by S. capitata in a non-neutropenic patient hospitalized in an intensive care unit after aortic valve replacement. The prompt identification of S. capitata is extremely important because of its intrinsic resistance to echinocandins.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Fongémie
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Saccharomycetales
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Procédures de chirurgie cardiaque
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Hospitalisation
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Unités de soins intensifs
Type d'étude:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limites:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Langue:
En
Journal:
J Mycol Med
Année:
2017
Type de document:
Article