title: Emergence of Blastoschizomyces capitatus yeast infections, Central Europe.
abstract: We report 5 cases of disseminated infection caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus yeast in central Switzerland. The emergence of this yeast in an area in which it is not known to be endemic should alert clinicians caring for immunocompromised patients outside the Mediterranean region to consider infections caused by unfamiliar fungal pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland. email: tanja.birrenbach@insel.ch
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Birrenbach
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bertschy
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aebersold
authors.forename: Nicolas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Achermann
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muehlethaler
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents