A fatal neonatal case of fungemia due to Exophiala dermatitidis-case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Alexandra Mpakosi (Author), Maria Siopi (Author), Maria Demetriou (Author), Vasiliki Falaina (Author), Martha Theodoraki (Author), Joseph Meletiadis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Systemic infections caused by the black yeast-like fungus Exophiala dermatitidis are rare, but are associated with high mortality especially in immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of E. dermatitidis fungemia in a premature extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonat...