학술논문
Case report: First case of fungemia caused by Papiliotrema laurentii in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 57 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1678-9849
0037-8682
0037-8682
Abstract
ABSTRACT Previously considered saprobe and non-pathogenic, the fungus Papiliotrema laurentii (formerly known as Cryptococcus laurentii), is rarely associated with human infection. Nevertheless, there has been an increase in reported infections by non-neoformans cryptococci. After a literature search on the Cochrane Library, LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, PubMed, and PMC (PubMed Central) databases, we conclude that this is the first case report of fungemia and probable meningitis caused by Papiliotrema laurentii in a previously immunocompetent host with associated COVID-19.