Transient fungemia due to Rhodotorula rubra in a cancer patient: case report and review of the literature.

A unique case of Rhodotorula rubra transient fungemia in a post-chemotherapy, febrile neutropenic patient with colon cancer, suffering from gastrointestinal mucositis, is described. The fungus was isolated repeatedly from his blood. However, all signs and symptoms of the infection disappeared, witho...

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Publicado en:Infection Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 173 - 177
Autores principales: Samonis G, Anatoliotaki M, Apostolakou H, Maraki S, Mavroudis D, Georgoulias V
Formato: case study Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2001
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          Anatoliotaki M
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          Maraki S
          Mavroudis D
          Georgoulias V
        affil: Division of Medicine, The University of Crete, PO Box 1393, Heraklion 71110, Crete, Greece, georgsec@med.uch.gr
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          Antineoplastic Agents Adverse Effects
          Colonic Neoplasms Drug Therapy
          Fungemia Etiology
          Opportunistic Infections Etiology
          Male
          Middle Age
          Female
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Aged
          Gastrointestinal Diseases Etiology
          Intestinal Mucosa Pathology
          Neutropenia Chemically Induced
          Disease Remission
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Male
          Female
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