Fungemia caused by Zygoascus hellenicus in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Mary E BrandtM T Smith

Abstract

Zygoascus hellenicus (Candida hellenica) was isolated from a blood culture from a patient who had received an allogeneic stem cell transplant. The isolate displayed an antifungal susceptibility pattern of decreased susceptibility to fluconazole and itraconazole, high susceptibility to voriconazole, and low susceptibility to caspofungin. The organism was misidentified by a commercial yeast identification system. This is the first reported case of human infection with this rare ascomycetous yeast.

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Oct 10, 2013·Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·M C ArendrupUNKNOWN European Confederation of Medical Mycology
Jan 19, 2017·Transplant Infectious Disease : an Official Journal of the Transplantation Society·Anupam PandeCarlos A Q Santos
Feb 1, 2017·Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology·Maral GharaghaniBijan Keikhaei

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