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

• Главные авторы: Alexandra Mpakosi (Автор), Maria Siopi (Автор), Maria Demetriou (Автор), Vasiliki Falaina (Автор), Martha Theodoraki (Автор), Joseph Meletiadis (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...