Invasive Infections Caused by<i>Trichosporon</i>Species and<i>Geotrichum capitatum</i>in Patients with Hematological Malignancies: a Retrospective Multicenter Study from Italy and Review of the Literature

Girmenia, Corrado; Pagano, Livio; Martino, Bruno; D’Antonio, Domenico; Fanci, Rosa; Specchia, Giorgina; Melillo, Lorella; Buelli, M; Pizzarelli, G.; Venditti, Mario; Martino, Pietro

doi:10.1128/jcm.43.4.1818-1828.2005

Public

Invasive Infections Caused byTrichosporonSpecies andGeotrichum capitatumin Patients with Hematological Malignancies: a Retrospective Multicenter Study from Italy and Review of the Literature

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Apr 1, 2005

Authors:

Corrado Girmenia

Livio Pagano

Bruno Martino

Abstract

Trichosporonosis is an uncommon but frequently fatal mycosis in immunocompromised patients. A multicenter retrospective study was conducted to characterize cases of proven or probable invasive trichosporonosis diagnosed over the past 20 years in Italian patients with hematological diseases. Of the 5...

Subject

Trichosporon

Medicine

Internal medicine

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!