Saprochaete capitata (Geotrichum capitatum), an emerging fungal infection in kidney transplant recipients
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Elsevier Masson SAS
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We are reporting the case of an 82-year-old Yemeni patient, renal transplant recipient who was admitted to our institution and who subsequently developed disseminated infection with Saprochaete capitata. This pathogenic fungus is rarely reported in patients with solid organ trans-plants. Saprochaete capitata is an emerging fungal pathogen, ubiquitously spread in the environment. This is the second case to our knowledge of infection with Saprochaete capitata in a renal transplant patient. Our patient was treated for multiple nosocomial infections with prolonged antibiotic courses. He succumbed to the infection with Saprochaete capitate after several weeks spent in the intensive care unit. © 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS
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Aged, 80 and over, Antifungal agents, Cross infection, Echinocandins, Fatal outcome, Fungemia, Geotrichosis, Geotrichum, Humans, Intensive care units, Kidney transplantation, Male, Transplant recipients, Amphotericin b lipid complex, Caspofungin, Meropenem, Mycophenolate mofetil, Prednisone, Sulfamethoxazole, Tacrolimus, Trimethoprim, Valganciclovir, Antifungal agent, Echinocandin, Acute respiratory failure, Aged, Article, Artificial ventilation, Candidiasis, Case report, Cholecystitis, Clinical article, Colon anastomosis, Colon resection, Comorbidity, Diabetes mellitus, Dyslipidemia, End stage renal disease, Follow up, Fungus culture, Fungus growth, Graft recipient, Hospital admission, Hospitalization, Human, Ileosigmoid anastomosis, Immunosuppressive treatment, Intensive care unit, Laparotomy, Magnusiomyces capitatus, Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, Multiple organ failure, Mycosis, Nephrosclerosis, Nonhuman, Pneumocystis pneumonia, Postoperative complication, Postoperative period, Prostate hypertrophy, Saprochaete capitata infection, Septic shock, Tracheal aspiration procedure, Urinary tract infection, Very elderly, Yemen, Blood, Fatality, Isolation and purification, Microbiology, Pathogenicity