Emergence ofBlastoschizomyces capitatusYeast Infections, Central Europe

Tanja Birrenbach, Sonja Bertschy, Franziska Aebersold, Nicolas J. Mueller, Yvonne Achermann, Konrad Muehlethaler, Stefan Zimmerli
2012 Emerging Infectious Diseases  
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.
doi:10.3201/eid1801.111192 pmid:22261201 pmcid:PMC3310123 fatcat:n3fi5pz3jnglnecwdlbnnwsonm