Blastoschizomyces Capitatus Infection in Acute Leukemia Patients

1 January 2000

journal article
case report
Published by Taylor & Francis in Leukemia & Lymphoma

Vol. 39 (1-2) , 209-212
https://doi.org/10.3109/10428190009053556

Abstract

Blastoschizomyces capitatus (BC), a filamentous fungus of genus Trichosporum, is as an important opportunistic pathogen in the compromised host. Within the past 10 years, 47 cases of BC infection have been published. Most of the patients had acute leukemia (AL) or related disorders and had received chemotherapy treatment. Due to BC's resistance to currently used antifungal agents, this infection represents a therapeutic challenge and serious complication in the treatment of hematology malignancies. Here we report our experience with BC infection in four patients with acute leukemia or related disorders.

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