Case Report. Acremonium falciforme fungemia in a patient with acute leukaemia.
We describe a case of Acremonium falciforme fungemia under treatment of fluconazole. A. falciforme is a common saprophyte. This fungus has been isolated from a patient's specimen, and the organism may have contributed to his death.
Nedret Koç
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D000164:Acremonium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole