Emergence of Blastoschizomyces capitatus yeast infections, Central Europe.

Emerg Infect Dis

Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland. email:

Published: January 2012

We report 5 cases of disseminated infection caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus yeast in central Switzerland. The emergence of this yeast in an area in which it is not known to be endemic should alert clinicians caring for immunocompromised patients outside the Mediterranean region to consider infections caused by unfamiliar fungal pathogens.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310123PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.111192DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

blastoschizomyces capitatus
8
capitatus yeast
8
emergence blastoschizomyces
4
yeast infections
4
infections central
4
central europe
4
europe report
4
report cases
4
cases disseminated
4
disseminated infection
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!