Emergence of Blastoschizomyces capitatus Yeast Infections, Central Europe

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Birrenbach, Tanja ; Bertschy, Sonja ; Aebersold, Franziska ; Mueller, Nicolas J. ; Achermann, Yvonne ; Muehlethaler, Konrad ; Zimmerli, Stefan
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Aged Antifungal Agents Ascomycota Communicable Diseases, Emerging Fatal Outcome Female Humans Immunocompromised Host Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Mycoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(1):98-101.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3de8a4fa9d836fff98dab3d5178a80a4eb86b8ee59a2dbf2c586804272dbda0b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23650/cdc_23650_DS1.pdf
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