title: Phialemonium curvatum fungaemia in an immunocompromised patient: case report.
abstract: Although infections due to fungal pathogens are rare, the incidence of such infections has increased over the last few decades, mainly because of growing populations of immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a Phialemonium curvatum fungaemia in a woman with a history of a peripheral stem-cell transplantation. The case is analysed with 20 other cases described in the literature since 1986. Adequate therapeutic management is becoming increasingly important for immunode-pressed patients, in light of a broadened therapeutic choice of antifungals. Therefore precise and timely identification of fungi is needed. Therapeutic options with regard to Phialemonium fungaemia are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium. ben.persy@telenet.be
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Persy
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vrelust
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gadisseur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ieven
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000601:surgery*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents