Invasive fungal infection of the central nervous system caused by rare yeast pathogen <i>Malassezia spp.</i> in patients with acute leukemia: case reports and literature review

Invasive fungal infection of the central nervous system caused by rare yeast pathogen <i>Malassezia spp.</i> in patients with acute leukemia: case reports and literature review

Malassezia spp. is a commensal yeast that represents normal microflora in humans and some animals. However, Malassezia spp. can cause life-threatening invasive mycosis. Evidence on Malassezia spp. infections is limited mostly to a case reports describing disease in newborns and premature infants, be...

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Main Authors: Yu. A. Rogacheva, M. O. Popova, I. V. Markova, O. V. Paina, D. I. Shmidt, O. N. Pinegina, I. Yu. Nikolaev, L. S. Zubarovskaya, N. N. Klimko
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University 2021-06-01
Series:Учёные записки Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. Акад. И.П. Павлова
Subjects:
invasive mycosis
invasive fungal disease
<i>malassezia spp.</i>
acute leukemia
meningoencephalitis
Online Access:https://www.sci-notes.ru/jour/article/view/771

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