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Probable case of Cephalotheca foveolata bloodstream infection

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Introduction: Cephalotheca foveolata is a saprobic fungus recently described among clinical isolates. Case presentation: A 59-year-old man presented with fevers, upper back pain and shortness of breath after gastric tube removal following an oesophagectomy, oesophagojejunostomy and gastrostomy for management of oesophogeal adenocarcinoma. He had a suspected oesophageal leak and polymicrobial empyema. Blood cultures grew only C. foveolata. He improved clinically on empiric antifungal and broad-spectrum antibacterial therapy. Conclusion: We report a probable case of C. foveolata bloodstream infection. This is a newly recognized pathogen requiring molecular diagnostic methods to make an accurate diagnosis.

Source: JMM Case Reports

DOI: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.000045

Authors: Lenette L. Lu, Ana A. Weil, Nathan Wiederhold, Deanna A. Sutton, Lauren Chesnut, Jonathan Lindner, Hongxin Fan, Bhatraphol Tingpej, Joseph El-Khoury, Douglas S. Kwon

Institutions: Massachusetts General Hospital, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, Harvard University, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Fungal Infections and Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W1698669627

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Cites: 16

Cited by: 3

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