Management of Invasive Infections due to a Rare Arthroconidial Yeast, Saprochaete capitata, in Two Patients with Acute Hematological Malignancies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Microbiological Results
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Drugs (μg/mL) | Patient 1 | Patient 2 |
---|---|---|
5-Fluorocytosine | 16 | 16 |
Amphotericin B | 1 | 1 |
Anidulafungin | 2 | 2 |
Caspofungin | 8 | 8 |
Fluconazole | 8 | 8 |
Itraconazole | 0.25 | 0.5 |
Micafungin | 2 | 8 |
Posaconazole | 0.5 | 1 |
Voriconazole | 0.12 | 0.5 |
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Gurrieri, F.; Corbellini, S.; Piccinelli, G.; Turra, A.; Morello, E.; Malagola, M.; Russo, D.; Caruso, A.; De Francesco, M.A. Management of Invasive Infections due to a Rare Arthroconidial Yeast, Saprochaete capitata, in Two Patients with Acute Hematological Malignancies. Vaccines 2021, 9, 1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9111289
Gurrieri F, Corbellini S, Piccinelli G, Turra A, Morello E, Malagola M, Russo D, Caruso A, De Francesco MA. Management of Invasive Infections due to a Rare Arthroconidial Yeast, Saprochaete capitata, in Two Patients with Acute Hematological Malignancies. Vaccines. 2021; 9(11):1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9111289
Chicago/Turabian StyleGurrieri, Francesca, Silvia Corbellini, Giorgio Piccinelli, Alessandro Turra, Enrico Morello, Michele Malagola, Domenico Russo, Arnaldo Caruso, and Maria Antonia De Francesco. 2021. "Management of Invasive Infections due to a Rare Arthroconidial Yeast, Saprochaete capitata, in Two Patients with Acute Hematological Malignancies" Vaccines 9, no. 11: 1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9111289