title: Geotrichum capitatum septicemia in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Report of three cases.
abstract: Geotrichum capitatum infection is uncommon, and has been exclusively reported in immunocompromised patients. The prognosis is poor with a mortality rate ranging from 50 to 90%. We report 3 cases of Geotrichum capitatum fungemia in neutropenic patients receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloblastic leukemia. The infection was successfully cured with voriconazole in 1 case and was fatal in the 2 remaining cases despite treatment with amphotericin B.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, hôpital Farhat Hached, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saghrouni
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, hôpital Farhat Hached, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Jihene Ben
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Abdeljelil
authors.affiliation: Service d'hématologie clinique, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Yosra Ben
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Youssef
authors.affiliation: Service d'hématologie clinique, Centre de greffe de moelle osseuse, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Nour Ben
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Abdeljelil
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, hôpital Farhat Hached, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Soukeina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gheith
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, hôpital Farhat Hached, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Akila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fathallah
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, hôpital Farhat Hached, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Moncef Ben
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Said
keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Fungemia; Geotrichum capitatum; Neutropenia