Pseudozyma aphidis is an environmental fungus which causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Here we report the case of a 54-year-old, intravenous drug user woman, newly diagnosed to have an aggressive lymphoma, who developed a bloodstream infection caused by P. aphidis treated successfully with amphotericin-B therapy. The precise identification was assessed by sequencing. We propose to consider intravenous drug use as a risk factor for invasive infections due to this environmental yeast.
Pseudozyma aphidis bloodstream infection in a patient with aggressive lymphoma and a history of intravenous drug use: Case report and review of the literature / Maccaro A.; Pascale R.; Liberatore A.; Turello G.; Ambretti S.; Viale P.; Cricca M.. - In: MEDICAL MYCOLOGY CASE REPORTS. - ISSN 2211-7539. - ELETTRONICO. - 33:(2021), pp. 5-8. [10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.05.002]
Pseudozyma aphidis bloodstream infection in a patient with aggressive lymphoma and a history of intravenous drug use: Case report and review of the literature
Maccaro A.;Pascale R.;Liberatore A.;Turello G.;Ambretti S.;Viale P.;Cricca M.
2021
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Pseudozyma aphidis is an environmental fungus which causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Here we report the case of a 54-year-old, intravenous drug user woman, newly diagnosed to have an aggressive lymphoma, who developed a bloodstream infection caused by P. aphidis treated successfully with amphotericin-B therapy. The precise identification was assessed by sequencing. We propose to consider intravenous drug use as a risk factor for invasive infections due to this environmental yeast.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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