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Invasive infection due to Saprochaete capitata in a young patient with hematological malignancies
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, Vol 46, Iss 2, Pp 527-530 (2015), Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, 2015.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Male
Microbiological Techniques
medicine.medical_specialty
Antifungal Agents
Adolescent
medicine.medical_treatment
lcsh:QR1-502
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Biology
Microbiology
Gastroenterology
lcsh:Microbiology
chemistry.chemical_compound
Echinocandins
Lipopeptides
Caspofungin
Amphotericin B
Internal medicine
Media Technology
medicine
antifungal susceptibility
Humans
hematological malignancies
Lung
Fungemia
Voriconazole
Chemotherapy
Microscopy
Saprochaete capitata
Geotrichum capitatum
medicine.disease
bacterial infections and mycoses
medicine.anatomical_structure
Treatment Outcome
chemistry
Medical Microbiology
Hematologic Neoplasms
Immunology
Saccharomycetales
Radiography, Thoracic
invasive infection
Amphotericin B-Lipid Complex
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16784405
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d92d0cba0e04236b7b827d44de15e691