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Document Details : Title: Phialemonium curvatum fungaemia in an immunocompromised patient: case report Author(s): PERSY B, VRELUST I, GADISSEUR A, IEVEN M Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 66 Issue: 5 Date: 2011 Pages: 384-386 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.66.5.1002964 Abstract : Although infections due to fungal pathogens are rare, the incidence of such infections has increased over the last few decades, mainly because of growing populations of immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a Phialemonium curvatum fungaemia in a woman with a history of a peripheral stem-cell transplantation. The case is analysed with 20 other cases described in the literature since 1986. Adequate therapeutic management is becoming increasingly important for immunodepressed patients, in light of a broadened therapeutic choice of antifungals. Therefore precise and timely identification of fungi is needed. Therapeutic options with regard to Phialemonium fungaemia are also discussed. |
