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.
Translated title of the contribution | Fungemia due to Saprochaete capitata in a non-neutropenic patient hospitalized in an intensive care unit after cardiac surgery |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 281-284 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal de Mycologie Medicale |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Echinocandins
- Fungemia
- Intensive Care Unit
- Non-neutropenic patient
- Saprochaete capitata
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases