Invasive infection caused by Geotrichum capitatum in three patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Invasive infection caused by Geotrichum capitatum in three patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Geotrichum capitatum is an uncommon cause of invasive infections in immunocompromised patients. We report three cases of Geotrichum capitatum fungemia in neutropenic patients receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. All the three patients were neutropenic and presented a history of febrile...

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Main Authors: Sana Rouis, Imen Khammeri, Bechir Achour, Asma Achour, Nesrine Ben Sayed, Haifa Regaieg, Emna Bouslama, Yosra Dhaha, Alia Yaacoub, Yosra Ben Youssef, Akila Fathallah, Abderrahim Khelif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAMJ 2020-09-01
Series:PAMJ Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
acute myeloid leukemia
neutropenia
geotrichum capitatum
case report
Online Access: https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/4/41/pdf/41.pdf

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