Case Report: Trichosporon japonicum Fungemia in a Pediatric Patient With Refractory Acute B Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia

• Main Authors: Sami Albitar-Nehme (Author), Marilena Agosta (Author), Agata Helena Kowalska (Author), Livia Mancinelli (Author), Manuela Onori (Author), Barbara Lucignano (Author), Giordana Mattana (Author), Francesco Quagliarella (Author), Maria Giuseppina Cefalo (Author), Pietro Merli (Author), Franco Locatelli (Author), Carlo Federico Perno (Author), Paola Bernaschi (Author)
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• 出版: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trichosporon japonicum is a very rare opportunistic yeast causing fungal disease in humans, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we describe a new case of T. japonicum isolated from the blood of a pyrexial pediatric patient with refractory acute B cell lymphoblastic leukemia and acute respir...