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. 2018 Aug;20(4):e12908.
doi: 10.1111/tid.12908. Epub 2018 May 9.

Lomentospora prolificans fungemia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: First report in South America and literature review

Fernando D Penteado  1 , Nadia Litvinov  1 , Jaques Sztajnbok  1 , Danilo Y Thomaz  2 , Antonio M Dos Santos  2 , Dewton M Vasconcelos  3 , Adriana L Motta  4 , Flávia Rossi  4 , Juliana F Fernandes  1 , Heloisa Helena S Marques  1 , Gil Benard  2   3 , João N de Almeida Jr  4
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Lomentospora prolificans fungemia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: First report in South America and literature review

Fernando D Penteado et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Lomentospora prolificans is a filamentous fungus and an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised patients. It is encountered most commonly in Australia, Spain, and USA. We described the first case of Lomentospora prolificans fungemia in South America. The patient was a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipient who developed the infection 37 days after stem cells infusion. In addition, we performed a literature review of invasive lomentosporiosis in HSCT patients.

Keywords: Lomentospora prolificans; Brazil; Fungemia; stem cell transplantation.

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