Invasive infection due to Saprochaete capitata in a young patient with hematological malignancies.

Braz J Microbiol

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Micologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil, Departamento de Micologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Published: June 2015

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838246220120447DOI Listing

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