Case Report. Disseminated infection of Blastoschizomyces capitatus in a patient with acute myelocytic leukaemia
- 1 December 2001
- Vol. 44 (11-12) , 505-512
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00699.x
Abstract
Summary. Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection in a 48-year-old man with acute myelocytic leukaemia is reported. A multiorgan involvement and fulminant course of the fungal infection resulted in the patient's death despite fluconazole prophylaxis, therapy with amphotericin B and administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. Predisposing factors to the infection, clinical relevance of surveillance strains and in vitro antifungal susceptibility testing are discussed.Keywords
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