title: Central venous catheter-associated fungemia secondary to mucormycosis.
abstract: Mucormycosis can cause fatal infections in immuno-compromised persons. Rhinocerebral and pulmonary disease predominate. Diagnosis is challenging, dissemination frequent, and mortality high. Positive blood cultures are rare. We report the first case of central venous catheter-associated mucormycosis fungemia (Mucor circinelloides). Early diagnosis and multi-modal therapy led to clinical and microbiological cure.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. kchan@medicine.umayland.edu
authors.forename: Kirk M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chan-Tack
authors.forename: Lucia L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Nemoy
authors.forename: Eli N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Perencevich
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents