Invasive infection caused by Geotrichum capitatum in three patients with acute myeloid leukemia
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Case Report Invasive fungal infection caused by geotrichum capitatum in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case study and literature review
Geotrichum capitatum infection has a very low incidence rate with atypical clinical symptoms, making diagnosis difficult, and it has a poor prognosis. The incidence is even more rare in China. This paper reports the first case of infection caused by G. capitatum during bone marrow suppression after chemotherapy in a Chinese patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In addition, it reports a sy...
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عنوان ژورنال: PAMJ Clinical Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2707-2797
DOI: 10.11604/pamj-cm.2020.4.41.25656