Transient Mucor circinelloides fungemia
Abstrak
Mucor circinelloides is a filamentous fungus that causes rare but devastating human infections. It is also a known human colonizer and laboratory contaminant which is tough to grow in blood culture. We present a case of a 48-year-old male presenting with fever, confusion, and hemodynamic instability, ultimately drug-related, complicated by transient M. circinelloides fungemia. Blood cultures drawn on separate occasions grew M. circinelloides following clinical improvement, likely from intravenous drug use versus nasal septal fracture with the colonization of nasal turbinates. No infectious focus was identified. He received 4 days of liposomal amphotericin B and was discharged home after prolonged observation. This case is a reminder that diagnosis of Zygomycetes infection is based on evidence of tissue invasion and that its growth in blood cultures should be taken seriously, however, it is a poor predictor of the true infection.
Penulis (3)
Nicole Veltri
Prameet Sheth
Nicole Le Saux
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2021
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 2×
- Sumber Database
- CrossRef
- DOI
- 10.22374/cjgim.v16i3.487
- Akses
- Open Access ✓