Disseminated Geotrichum candidum infection in a patient with relapsed acute myelogenous leukemia following allogeneic stem cell transplantation and review of the literature

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 458-462

  Henrich, T J ^a,b   Marty, F M ^a,b,c   Milner Jr, D A ^a,b   Thorner, A R ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal therapy; Fungal infection; Galactomyces geotrichum; Geotrichum candidum; Leukemia; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ATOVAQUONE; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFEPIME; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; MICONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM INFECTION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; INTUBATION; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RETREATMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; GEOTRICHOSIS; GEOTRICHUM; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 70349682302     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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