Trichosporon fungemia in a pediatric patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Trichosporon fungemia is a life-threatening opportunistic infection that is increasing in frequency. Invasive disease occurs almost exclusively in immunocompromised hosts, particularly in neutropenic adults with hematological malignancies and uncommonly in children. We report the case of a pediatric...

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Main Authors: Luke Maxfield, Juliana J. Matthews, David Ryan Ambrosetti, Issa E. Ephtimios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250915000293