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Fatma Saghrouni1, Jihene Ben Abdeljelil1, Yosra Ben Youssef2
1Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, hôpital Farhat Hached, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
Abstract:
Geotrichum capitatum infection is uncommon, and has been exclusively reported in immunocompromised patients. The prognosis is poor with a mortality rate ranging from 50 to 90%. We report 3 cases of Geotrichum capitatum fungemia in neutropenic patients receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloblastic leukemia. The infection was successfully cured with voriconazole in 1 case and was fatal in the 2 remaining cases despite treatment with amphotericin B.
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