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Braz. j. infect. dis
; 13(4): 317-318, Aug. 2009.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: lil-539772
RESUMO
This is the first case reported of central venous catheter-related fungemia due to C. neoformans. A patient with chronic renal failure developed a fungemia during the treatment of a dialysis-associated bacteremia. Cryptococcus neoformans grew in the catheter tip and blood culture. We addressed questions about this catheter-related fungemia.