Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection and Cryptococcus neoformans

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Felipe F. Tuon¹  Hugo M. P. Morales²  Sergio R. Penteado-filho²  Margarete M. Da-silva¹  Isabel De Quadros¹  Amina El Hamoui¹ 

[1] ,Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba Division of Internal Medicine

关键词: Cryptococcus neoformans;    fungemia;    central venous catheter;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702009000400016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This is the first case reported of central venous catheter-related fungemia due to C. neoformans. A patient with chronic renal failure developed a fungemia during the treatment of a dialysis-associated bacteremia. Cryptococcus neoformans grew in the catheter tip and blood culture. We addressed questions about this catheter-related fungemia.

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