Emergence of Blastoschizomyces capitatus Yeast Infections, Central Europe
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We report 5 cases of disseminated infection caused by Blastoschizomyces capitatus yeast in central Switzerland. The emergence of this yeast in an area in which it is not known to be endemic should alert clinicians caring for immunocompromised patients outside the Mediterranean region to consider infections caused by unfamiliar fungal pathogens.
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Blastoschizomyces capitatus is a rare cause of infection in humans, although more cases have been emerging in highly immunocompromised patients in intensive care units.
“Blastoschizomyces capitatus is another rare cause of infection in humans, although more cases have been emerging in highly immunocompromised patients in ICUs.”
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Blastoschizomyces capitatus has the capacity to form a biofilm both in vitro and in vivo.
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Blastoschizomyces capitatus can cause catheter-associated bloodstream infections.
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- Authors
- Birrenbach, T., Bertschy, S., Aebersold, F., Mueller, N. J., Achermann, Y., Muehlethaler, K., & Zimmerli, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Bern (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Birrenbach, Tanja
- Venue
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2012-01
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 98-101
- ISSN
- 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
- 1080-6059
- PMC
- PMC3310123
- OpenAlex
- W2160985478
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 3.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Emerging infectious diseases (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- BORIS (University Library Bern) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
- Funders
- Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Keywords
- Blastoschizomyces capitatus, yeast infections, disseminated fungal infection, emerging fungal pathogens, immunocompromised patients, Central Switzerland
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Antifungal Agents, Ascomycota, Female, Humans, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Mycoses, Switzerland, Immunocompromised Host, Fatal Outcome, Communicable Diseases, Emerging
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