Geotrichum capitatum septicemia in a hematological malignancy patient with positive galactomannan antigen: case report and review of the literature

Geotrichum capitatum, formerly known as Trichosporon capitatum, is an uncommon but frequently fatal invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, especially in hematological malignancies. We report a seven-year-old patient with acute myeloid leukemia with Geotrichum septicemia with...

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Main Authors: Aslınur Özkaya-Parlakay, Ali Bülent Cengiz, Eda Karadağ-Öncel, Barış Kuşkonmaz, Zeynep Sarıbaş, Ateş Kara, Berna Oğuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2012-12-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1710
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